Compound
a ganglioside GA2
A glycotriaosylceramide having N-acetyl-β-D-galactosaminyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucosyl component attached to the primary hydroxy function of a ceramide with undefined sphingoid base.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:90085), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Structural class, not a single molecule
- Formula
- C24H40N2O18R2
- Mass
- 644.578 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- *C(=O)N[C@@H](CO[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O[C@@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3NC(C)=O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)[C@@H](*)O
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
3 entities
3 entities reached.
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a ganglioside GA2 · Sources: Rhea
- a ganglioside GA2 is a substrate of B4GALNT1ProteinRhea RHEA:62516Inferred only
- a ganglioside GA2 is a substrate of NEU2ProteinRhea RHEA:48172Inferred only
- a ganglioside GA2 is a substrate of NEU4ProteinRhea RHEA:48172Inferred only
Reactions
4 reactions
a ganglioside GM2+watera ganglioside GA2+N-acetylneuraminate
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:48172CC BY 4.0Reference data
a ganglioside GA2+waterN-acetyl-beta-D-galactosamine+a beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:48448CC BY 4.0Reference data
a beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide+UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminea ganglioside GA2+UDP+hydron
Catalysed by B4GALNT1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:62516CC BY 4.0Reference data
a ganglioside GA2+UDP-alpha-D-galactosea ganglioside GA1+UDP+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:78695CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: a ganglioside GA2
- Also called
- beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(11')-Cerbeta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-beta-D-Glcp-(11')-CerGanglioside GA2β-D-GalNAc-(1→4)-β-D-Gal-(1→4)-β-D-Glc-(1↔1')-Cerβ-D-GalpNAc-(1→4)-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1↔1')-Cer