lactosylceramide metabolic process
id: GO:0046478
name: lactosylceramide metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0001572 | lactosylceramide biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006677 | glycosylceramide metabolic process |
| GO:0006687 | glycosphingolipid metabolic process |
