Molecule: N-acyl-beta-D-galactosylsphingosine

An N-acyl-D-galactosylsphingosine in which the anomeric configuration of the galactosyl residue is beta; sphingosine substituted at the O-1 position by a beta-D-galactosyl group and at the N-2 position by an acyl group.
Synonyms for N-acyl-beta-D-galactosylsphingosine :
1-O-D-galactopyranosyl-2-N-acylsphingosine
1-O-beta-D-galactopyranosylceramide
Cerebroside
D-Galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine
D-Galactosylceramide
GalC
Galactocerebroside
Galactosylceramide
a beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-N-acylsphing-4-enine
beta-GalCer
beta-galactosyl-(1->1)-ceramide
galactocerebrosides
ganglioside GL1b
Molecular Formula: C25H46NO8R
Molecular wt: 488.636 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: C(=C/CCCCCCCCCCCCC)\[C@@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)*)CO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)CO)O)O)O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:18390
Sample reactions for this molecule:
UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA