lactosylceramide biosynthetic process

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Namelactosylceramide biosynthetic process
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Biological process

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lactosylceramide anabolism, lactosylceramide biosynthesis, lactosylceramide formation, lactosylceramide synthesis

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lactosylceramides, Gal-beta-(1->4)-Glc-beta(1->1') ceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic C1 hydroxyl group of lactose by a ceramide group. They are the precursors of both gangliosides and globosides.

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