Compound
a globoside GalGb4Cer
A glycopentaosylceramide having β-D-galactosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-β-D-galactosaminyl-(1→3)-α-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucosyl as the glycopentaosyl component. It is a glycosphingolipid that has previously been used to identify cells with stem cell-like, multipotent, and pluripotent characteristics.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:140691), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Structural class, not a single molecule
- Formula
- C36H60N2O28R2
- Mass
- 968.86 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*][C@@H](O)[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]4O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]5O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]5O)[C@H]4NC(C)=O)[C@H]3O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)NC([2*])=O
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a globoside GalGb4Cer · Sources: Rhea
- a globoside GalGb4Cer is a substrate of GCNT1ProteinRhea RHEA:56900Inferred only
- a globoside GalGb4Cer is a substrate of ST3GAL2ProteinRhea RHEA:65372Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
a globoside GalGb4Cer+UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminea globoside GlcNAc-(beta1->6)-GalGb4Cer+UDP+hydron
Catalysed by GCNT1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:56900CC BY 4.0Reference data
a globoside GalGb4Cer+CMP-N-acetyl-beta-neuraminatea globoside MSGG+CMP+hydron
Catalysed by ST3GAL2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65372CC BY 4.0Reference data
a globoside GalGb4Cer+waterCHEBI:141842+an N-acyl-sphingoid base
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65556CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
21 names
Resolves to: a globoside GalGb4Cer
- Also called
- beta-D-galactosyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-(1->3)-alpha-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(11')-Cerbeta-D-Galp-(1->3)-beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-beta-D-Glcp-(11')-CerGalbeta1->3GalNAcbeta1->3Galalpha1->4Galbeta1->4Glcbeta1->1CerGalbeta1-3GalNAcbeta1-3Galalpha1-4Galbeta1-4Glcbeta-CerGalbeta1-3GalNAcbeta1-3Galalpha1-4Galbeta1-4Glcbeta1-1CerGalGbOse4CerGalβ1-3GalNAcβ1-3Galα1-4Galβ1-4Glcβ-CerGalβ1-3GalNAcβ1-3Galα1-4Galβ1-4Glcβ1-1CerGalβ1→3GalNAcβ1→3Galα1→4Galβ1→4Glcβ1→1CerGL-XGloboside GalGb4CerSSEA-3SSEA-3 antigenSSEA-3aSSEA3stage-specific embryonic antigen 3stage-specific embryonic antigen-3β-D-galactosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl-β-D-galactosaminyl-(1→3)-α-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucosyl-(1↔1')-Cerβ-D-Galp-(1→3)-β-D-GalpNAc-(1→3)-α-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1↔1')-Cer
- Systematic name
- beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->3)-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(11')-ceramideβ-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1↔1')-ceramide