Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture

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Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture Structure
Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture structure
Common Name Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture
CAS Number 35960-33-9 Molecular Weight 1093.4
Density N/A Boiling Point N/A
Molecular Formula C56H104N2O18 Melting Point N/A
MSDS USA Flash Point N/A

 Use of Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture


Ganglioside GM2 asialo (asialo-GM2) is a glycosphingolipid containing three monosaccharide residues and one fatty acid of variable chain length, but lacks the sialic acid residue present on ganglioside M2. Asialo-GM2 is found at low or undetectable levels in normal human brains, but it accumulates in the brains of patients with Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease, which are expressed as lysosomal β- A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by hexosaminidase A and B deficiency. It also binds to various bacteria, including Pseudomonas isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. The Asialo-GM2 mixture contains ganglioside GM2 asialo molecular species with fatty acyl chains of variable length.

 Names

Name Asialoganglioside GM<sub>2</sub>
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 Ganglioside GM2 Asialo Mixture Biological Activity

Description Ganglioside GM2 asialo (asialo-GM2) is a glycosphingolipid containing three monosaccharide residues and one fatty acid of variable chain length, but lacks the sialic acid residue present on ganglioside M2. Asialo-GM2 is found at low or undetectable levels in normal human brains, but it accumulates in the brains of patients with Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease, which are expressed as lysosomal β- A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by hexosaminidase A and B deficiency. It also binds to various bacteria, including Pseudomonas isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. The Asialo-GM2 mixture contains ganglioside GM2 asialo molecular species with fatty acyl chains of variable length.
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 Chemical & Physical Properties

Molecular Formula C56H104N2O18
Molecular Weight 1093.4

 Safety Information

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 Articles26

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Asialo GM-2 developed on the fatty streak of atherosclerotic aorta detected by a novel monoclonal antibody (ASH1a/256C).

Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 748 , 277-81; discussion 281-2, (1995)

Catabolism of asialo-GM2 in man and mouse. Specificity of human/mouse chimeric GM2 activator proteins.

J. Biol. Chem. 274(40) , 28612-8, (1999)

Tay-Sachs disease is an inborn lysosomal disease characterized by excessive cerebral accumulation of GM2. The catabolism of GM2 to GM3 in man requires beta-hexosaminidase A (HexA) and a protein cofact...

Optimal conditions to radiolabel (3H or 14C) aminosugar-containing glycosphingolipids by de-N-acetylation and re-N-acetylation.

Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1244(2-3) , 418-22, (1995)

The optimal conditions were examined for selective re-N-acetylation with 14C or 3H.acetic anhydride of de-N-acetylated aminosugar-containing glycosphingolipids. Re-N-acetylation, which is nearly quant...

 Synonyms

MFCD00131129