globoside metabolic process
id: GO:0001575
name: globoside metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving globosides, globotetraosylceramides, ceramides containing a core structure of GalNAc-beta-(1->3)-Gal-alpha-(1->4)-Glc(I). Globosides are the major neutral glycosphingolipid in normal kidneys and erythrocytes.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001576 | globoside biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006672 | ceramide metabolic process |
GO:0006687 | glycosphingolipid metabolic process |