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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Oleo Sci. 2011;60(10):537–544. doi: 10.5650/jos.60.537

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Structures and biosynthetic pathways of ganglio-series gangliosides. The nomenclature for gangliosides and the components are based on those of Svennerholm53) and IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature54), respectively. Glycosyltransferases catalyzing the synthesis of glycosphingolipids, including gangliosides, are underlined. GD1α, GT1aα, GQ1bα, and GP1cα are classified as belonging to the α-series gangliosides.