Publisher Summary Glycosphingolipids are classified primarily on the basis of their
carbohydrate portion, which may vary from a single monosaccharide to large branched
structures composed of> 20 monosaccharide units. Techniques for glycosphingolipid
purification have largely focused on separations based on saccharide differences, resulting
in purification to oligosaccharide homogeneity. There is additional variation in the ceramide,
which is composed of any of several long-chain bases (of which sphingosine is the most …