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- noun biochemistry An
intermediate , (sphingosine galactoside ) in thebiosynthesis ofcerebrosides
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GALC is responsible for the lysosomal hydrolysis of certain galactolipids located mainly in myelin, galactosylceramide and psychosine (galactosylsphingosine).
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The pathological changes observed in GLD, including the presence of globoid cells (macrophages containing undigested galactosylceramide) in white matter, loss of oligodendrocytes and decreased myelin, appear to result from the toxic nature of psychosine and accumulation of galactosylceramide that cannot be degraded due to the GALC deficiency.
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