GM2_(ganglioside)

GM2 (ganglioside)

GM2 (ganglioside)

Chemical compound


In organic chemistry, GM2 is a type of ganglioside. G refers to ganglioside, the M is for monosialic (as in it has one sialic acid), and 2 refers to the fact that it was the second monosialic ganglioside discovered. It is associated with GM2 gangliosidoses such as Tay–Sachs disease.[1]

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  1. Guetta E, Peleg L (2008). Rapid Detection of Fetal Mendalian Disorders: Tay–Sachs Disease. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 444. pp. 147–59. doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-066-9_11. ISBN 978-1-58829-803-4. PMID 18425478.

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