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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for psychosine
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  1. Krabbe disease 
    ... myelin that occurs throughout life. Another galactolipid, called psychosine, which is formed during the production of myelin, ... the galactosylceramidase enzyme. As a result, galactosylceramide and psychosine cannot be broken down. Excess galactosylceramide accumulates in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/krabbe-disease - Genetics
  2. GALC gene 
    ... where it hydrolyzes specific galactolipids, including galactosylceramide and psychosine. Galactosylceramide is an important component of myelin, the ... normal turnover of myelin that occurs throughout life. Psychosine, which is toxic to cells, forms during the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/galc - Genetics