GALACTOCEREBROSIDES
\ɡˈalɐktˌə͡ʊsɹɪbɹˌɒsa͡ɪdz], \ɡˈalɐktˌəʊsɹɪbɹˌɒsaɪdz], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɐ_k_t_ˌəʊ_s_ɹ_ɪ_b_ɹ_ˌɒ_s_aɪ_d_z]\
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Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-galactosidase, is the cause of galactosylceramide lipidosis or globoid cell leukodystrophy.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).