Title: glycolipid
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - glycolipid
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09817
Status: current

Definition
Compound containing a glycan covalently linked to a lipid aglycon.

Note
The term "lipid" comprises several types of compounds. Therefore, different classes of glycolipides are described. For example, typical glycolipids in higher organisms are glycosphingolipids.

Source
- PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1171 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)

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Citation: Citation: 'glycolipid' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09817
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