psychosine

psychosine
Galactosylsphingosine, a constituent of cerebrosides, formed from UDPgalactose and sphingosine by UDPgalactose-sphingosine β-d-galactosyltransferase.

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psy·cho·sine (siґko-sēn) a cerebroside derivative lacking its fatty acyl chain; it is sphingosine linked via its 1-hydroxyl group to a monosaccharide group.

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