Psychosine

"Psychosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An intermediate in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides. It is formed by reaction of sphingosine with UDP-galactose and then itself reacts with fatty acid-Coenzyme A to form the cerebroside.

Descriptor ID	D011609
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.100.700.700 D02.092.063.700.700 D09.400.410.420.806 D10.390.470.806 D10.570.877.360.806
Concept/Terms	Psychosine Psychosine Sphingosine Galactoside Galactoside, Sphingosine Galactosylsphingosine

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Psychosine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Amino Alcohols [D02.033.100]
Sphingosine [D02.033.100.700]
Psychosine [D02.033.100.700.700]
Amines [D02.092]
Amino Alcohols [D02.092.063]
Sphingosine [D02.092.063.700]
Psychosine [D02.092.063.700.700]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Glycoconjugates [D09.400]
Glycolipids [D09.400.410]
Glycosphingolipids [D09.400.410.420]
Psychosine [D09.400.410.420.806]
Lipids [D10]
Glycolipids [D10.390]
Glycosphingolipids [D10.390.470]
Psychosine [D10.390.470.806]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sphingolipids [D10.570.877]
Glycosphingolipids [D10.570.877.360]
Psychosine [D10.570.877.360.806]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Psychosine".

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