Definition of "glycolipids" [glycolipids]

• Plural form of glycolipid. (noun)

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• "Deer antler velvet contains many organic compounds that are integral to the health of bone tissue such as phosphor- and glycolipids, collagen, and glycoaminoglycans."
• "T, Hamabata T, Yoshiki A, Hori T, Ito S, et al. (2003) An association of 27 - and 40-kDa molecules with glycolipids that bind A-B bacterial enterotoxins to cultured cells."
• "The work revealed that the biosynthesis of particular glycolipids containing acyltrehalose was perturbed, suggesting to the researchers that these glycolipids play a critical role in the early intracellular protection of mycobacteria."