Talk:GM1

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Structure is incorrect[edit]

129.112.109.250 (talk) 22:55, 22 February 2010 (UTC) The structure given for GM1 on this page is incorrect. See papers like Woods AS, Jackson SN. Brain Tissue Lipidomics: Direct Probing Using Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. AAPS Journal. 2006; 8(2): E391-E395. DOI: 10.1208/aapsj080244 Brain Tissue Lipidomics: Direct Probing Using Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Amina S. Woods1 and Shelley N. Jackson.[reply]

The sialic acid should not be connected to the rest of the sugar chain by the glycoyl chain.