- ceramide
- A type of fat produced in the body. It may cause some types of cells to die and is being studied in cancer treatment.
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Ceramide — Céramide Les céramides sont une famille de lipides. Ils sont issus de la réaction d amidification de la sphingosine et d un acide gras. Ils peuvent conduire à la synthèse de sphingolipides par une réaction d addition sur la fonction alcool… … Wikipédia en Français
céramide — ● céramide nom masculin Molécule organique, formée par la combinaison d un acide gras à chaîne longue et d un alcool aminé, constituant principal de certains lipides complexes des membranes cellulaires ainsi que de la myéline du système nerveux.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ceramide — General chemical structure of sphingolipids. When the substituent (R) in this structure is H, the resulting molecule is a ceramide … Wikipedia
Ceramide — Allgemeine Struktur der Ceramide. Der Rest R steht für die Kohlenwasserstoffkette einer Fettsäure. Als Ceramide bezeichnet man eine zu den Lipiden zählende Untergruppe der Sphingolipide. Sie bestehen aus einem Sphingosinmolekül, das durch eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ceramide — ceramidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sfingozino ir riebalų rūgšties amidas. atitikmenys: angl. ceramide rus. церамид … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Ceramide kinase — Identifiers EC number 2.7.1.138 CAS number 123175 68 8 … Wikipedia
Ceramide glucosyltransferase — (or glucosylceramide synthase) is a glucosyltransferase enzyme involved in the production of glucosylceramide. It is classified under EC 2.4.1.80. It is inhibited by miglustat. See also Glucosylceramide External links MeSH… … Wikipedia
Ceramide cholinephosphotransferase — Identifiers EC number 2.7.8.3 CAS number 9026 14 6 … Wikipedia
ceramide trihexoside — any of a specific family of glycosphingolipids of composition galactose galactose glucose ceramide; due to deficiency of α galactosidase A activity, they accumulate abnormally in plasma and tissues in Fabry disease … Medical dictionary
ceramide cholinephosphotransferase — cer·a·mide cho·line·phos·pho·trans·fer·ase (serґə mīd ko″lēn fos″fo transґfər ās) [EC 2.7.8.3] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphorylated choline group from CDPcholine… … Medical dictionary
ceramide — noun Etymology: cerebroside + amide Date: 1958 any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue … New Collegiate Dictionary
