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What are Glycosphingolipids? Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are complex lipids integral to the structure and function of cell membranes. Composed of a sphingoid base, a fatty acid (forming the ceramide backbone), and one or more carbohydrate residues, GSLs are primarily located in the outer leaflets of the cytoplasmic membrane and within various intracellular membranes of mammalian tissues.…

Lipids are a class of organic molecules found in nature that are hydrophobic or amphiphilic, insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents. They are present in most biological systems and serve as the structural material for cell membranes and the secondary source of energy. Lipids also participate in many important cellular functions. Many major…

Glycan glycosylation Protein is the executor of life activities. During the study of protein, researchers find that there are many modifications of the protein. Among these modifications, glycosylation modification is quite common, and more than 50% of the proteins found so far have glycosylation modification. Glycan is the sugar part of glycoprotein, including a sugar…

Protein research is one of the most challenging topics in analytical chemistry. Initial protein research focused on developing techniques capable of isolating and identifying major sequences (or portions) of proteins. Edman degradation of peptide is a revolutionary method to identify the main amino acid sequence of peptide. In addition, the whole sequence of proteins can…