ganglioside

[ gang-glee-uh-sahyd ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ganglioside¹

First recorded in 1940–45; gangli(on) + -ose ² + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

The authors propose that plant GIPCs function in the same way as a type of lipid called a ganglioside that is found in animal cells.

From Nature

The authors suggest that, like ganglioside function in animals, GIPCs in plants interact directly with Ca2+ channels.

From Nature

Campylobacter can stimulate the immune system to make antibodies against a nerve-sheath substance called ganglioside, and that presumably leads to the condition.

From Washington Post

All developed antibodies against GM1, a form of ganglioside.

From Washington Post

Researchers at CDC are hunting down blood samples from people who got the 1976 vaccine to see if they contain antibodies to ganglioside, or hold any other hints as to what might have made that flu shot have that rare side effect.

From Washington Post