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Examples of glycosphingolipids

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a. A cerebroside - an important constituent of brain cell membranes.

b. A ganglioside - This particular ganglioside, called GM2 or the Tay-Sachs ganglioside, accumulates in neural tissue of infants with Tay-Sachs disease. The defect responsible for enzyme that normally cleaves the terminal GalNAc.
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