Table 1.

Carbohydrate structures of glycosphingolipids

Series	Basic structure	Abbreviation
Globo	GalNAcβ1 −3 Galα1 −4Galβ1 −4Glcβ1 −1 'Cer	Gb
Isoglobo	GalNAcβ1 −3 Galα1 −3 Galβ1 −4Glcβ1 −1 'Cer	iGb
Ganglio	Galβ1 −3 GalNAcβ1 −4Galβ1 −4Glcβ1 −1 'Cer	Gg
Isoganglio	Galβ1–3 GalNAcβ1–3 Galβ1–4Glcβ1–1'Cer	iGg
Lacto	Galβ1 −3 GlcNAcβ1 −3 Galβ1 −4Glcβ1 −1 'Cer	Lc
Neolacto	Galβ1 −4GlcNAcβ1 −3 Galβ1 −4Glcβ1 −1 'Cer	nLc
Lactoganglio	GalNAcβ1–4(GlcNAcβ1–3)Galβ1–4Glcβ1–1'Cer	LcGg
Muco	Galβ1–4Galβ1–4Glcβ1–1'Cer	Mc
Gala	Galα1–4Galβ1–1'Cer	Ga
Neogala	Galβ1–6Galβ1–6Galβ1–1'Cer
Mollu	GlcNAcβ1–2Manα1–3Manβ1–4Glcβ1 −1'Cer	Mu
Arthro	GalNAcβ1–4GlcNAcβ1–3Manβ1–4Glcβ1–1'Cer	At
Schisto	GalNAcβ1–4Glcβ1–1'Cer
Spirometo	Galβ1–4Glcβ1–3Galβ1–1'Cer