Cerebroside contains which sugar:: (A) Ribose, (B) Fructose, (C) Galactose, (D) Pentose
Answer is C. CerebrosidesIt is the common name for a group of glycosphingolipids called monoglycosylceramides which are impoant components in animal muscle and nerve cell membranes.They consist of a ceramide with a single sugar residue at the 1-hydroxyl moiety.The sugar residue can be either glucose or galactose; the two major types are therefore called glucocerebrosides and galactocerebrosides.Galactocerebrosides are typically found in neural tissue, while glucocerebrosides are found in other tissues.