"Psychosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intermediate in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides. It is formed by reaction of sphingosine with UDP-galactose and then itself reacts with fatty acid-Coenzyme A to form the cerebroside.
| Descriptor ID |
D011609
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.700.700 D02.092.063.700.700 D09.400.410.420.806 D10.390.470.806 D10.570.877.360.806
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychosine- Psychosine
- Sphingosine Galactoside
- Galactoside, Sphingosine
- Galactosylsphingosine
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychosine" by people in Profiles.
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Investigation of the calcium-mediated association between the carbohydrate head groups of galactosylceramide and galactosylceramide I3 sulfate by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Biol Chem. 1996 Feb 16; 271(7):3496-9.