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In this chapter, we briefly describe the structural features of gangliosides, and focus on the peculiar chemicophysical features of gangliosides, an important class of membrane amphipathic lipids that represent an important driving force determining the organization and properties of cellular membranes.
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Mauri, L., Sonnino, S., Prinetti, A. (2018). Chemical and Physicochemical Properties of Gangliosides. In: Sonnino, S., Prinetti, A. (eds) Gangliosides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1804. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8552-4_1
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