Glycolipids

Glycolipids


 carbohydrate, typically an oligosaccharide, that is covalently connected to a lipid atom, for example, those found in the phone layer 


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Glycoconjugates are carbohydrates that are covalently connected to another biomolecule through glycosylation and the carbohydrate constituent of the complex is known as a glycan. Instances of glycoconjugates are glycoproteins, glycopeptides, peptidoglycans, glycosides, glycolipids, and lipopolysaccharides. 


A glycolipid is a carbohydrate that is covalently connected to a lipid. Glycolipids are biomolecular structures in the phospholipid bilayer of the cell film whose carbohydrate part reaches out to the outside of the cell. 


Glycolipids are fundamental in giving security of the plasma film. Besides, they are likewise connected with cell to cell communications, for example cell bond to frame a tissue. They likewise encourage cell acknowledgment, which is significant in immunologic capacities. 


An illustration of a glycolipid is a glycosphingolipid. It is involved a carbohydrate and a sphingolipid connected together by a glycosidic security. Hydrolysis of the glycosphingolipid, in this way, yields sugar, unsaturated fat, and sphingosine (or dihydrospingosine). The glycosphingolipids are important for the cell film and are engaged with cell-cell communications. 


Another illustration of glycolipid is a glyceroglycolipid. It is included a glycerol spine and in any event one unsaturated fat. It incorporates the galactolipids and sulfolipids. 


Human blood classifications (A, B, AB, O) depend on the glycolipids on the outside of erythrocytes. The oligosaccharide segment of the glycolipid decides the blood bunch antigen. For instance, blood classification A has N-acetylgalactosamine, blood classification B has a galactose. Blood classification AB has the two antigens though blood classification O does not have these antigens.

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