Gangliosides

Lipid molecules composed of a glycosphingolipid (ceramide and saccharide) with one or more sialic acids linked on the sugar chain. They are usually oligoglycosylceramides derived from lactosylceramide and containing a sialic acid residue such as N-acetylneuraminic acid.

Organic compounds -> Lipids and lipid-like molecules -> Sphingolipids -> Glycosphingolipids