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- noun biochemistry
glucocerebroside
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On the other hand, mAb MEST-2 specifically directed to fungal glucosylceramide (GlcCer) was able to promote only a weak inhibition on fungal differentiation and colony formation.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Marcos Toledo 2010
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Chol: unesterified cholesterol; GlcCer: glucosylceramide;
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cristin D. Davidson et al. 2009
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A parallel biochemical study of liver lipids revealed a near normalization of the levels of unesterified cholesterol and sphingomyelin, as well as of bis (monoacylglycero) phosphate (BMP) and neutral glycolipids (glucosylceramide and lactosylceramide) in chronic CD-treated
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Cristin D. Davidson et al. 2009
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The study was a randomized double blind placebo controlled format of EGS21, Enzo's orally administered beta glucosylceramide formulation, designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of the study drug in patients with NASH and its associated metabolic syndrome.
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EGS21 is a proprietary formulation of beta glucosylceramide, a naturally occurring gylcosphingolipid that was shown to improve hepatic steatosis, steatohepatitis and insulin resistance in animal models of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by exerting an NKT regulatory lymphocyte dependent immune modulatory effect.
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