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Descriptor English: Psychosine
Descriptor Spanish: Psicosina
Descriptor psicosina
Entry term(s) esfingosina galactósido
galactosilesfingosina
Scope note: Un intermediario en la biosíntesis de los cerebrósidos. Se forma por la reacción de la esfingosina con UDP-galactosa y posterior reacción con un ácido graso-Coenzima A para formar el cerebrósido.
Descriptor Portuguese: Psicosina
Descriptor French: Psychosine
Entry term(s): Galactoside, Sphingosine
Galactosylsphingosine
Sphingosine Galactoside
Tree 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
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011609
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 2238-90-6
CAS Type 1 Name: beta-D-Galactopyranoside, 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-octadecenyl, (R-(R*,S*-(E)))-
Previous Indexing: Galactose (1972-1974)
Glycosides (1974)
Sphingosine (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SPHINGOSINE 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SPHINGOSINE 1975-90
DeCS ID: 12045
Unique ID: D011609
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Psychosine - Preferred
Concept UI M0018045
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Psychosine
Entry term(s) Galactoside, Sphingosine
Galactosylsphingosine
Sphingosine Galactoside



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