Lactosylceramide

Full Name

Lactosylceramide

Keywords

Lac; Lactose; CDw17; LacCer; CDw17

Background

The Lactosylceramides, also known as LacCer, CDw17, are a class of glycosphingolipids composed of a variable hydrophobic ceramide lipid and a hydrophilic sugar moiety. Lactosylceramides are found in microdomains on the plasma layers of numerous cells. Moreover, they are a type of ceramide including lactose, which is an example of a globoside.