GM2 (ganglioside) explained

In organic chemistry, GM2 is a type of ganglioside. G refers to ganglioside, the M is for monosialic (as in it has one sialic acid), and 2 refers to the fact that it was the second monosialic ganglioside discovered. It is associated with GM2 gangliosidoses such as Tay–Sachs disease.^[1]

See also

• Ganglioside GM2 activator protein

Notes and References

1. Book: Guetta E, Peleg L . Rapid Detection of Fetal Mendalian Disorders: Tay–Sachs Disease . Methods in Molecular Biology . 444 . 147–59 . 2008 . 18425478 . 10.1007/978-1-59745-066-9_11. 978-1-58829-803-4 .