"Galactolipids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of GLYCOLIPIDS in which the sugar group is GALACTOSE. They are distinguished from GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS in lacking nitrogen. They constitute the majority of MEMBRANE LIPIDS in PLANTS.
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D038983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.400.410.209 D10.390.355
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactolipids" by people in Profiles.
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FA2H is responsible for the formation of 2-hydroxy galactolipids in peripheral nervous system myelin. J Lipid Res. 2008 Jan; 49(1):153-61.
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FA2H-dependent fatty acid 2-hydroxylation in postnatal mouse brain. J Lipid Res. 2006 Dec; 47(12):2772-80.