kerasin Biochem.
(ˈkɛrəsɪn)
Also cer-, -ine.
[irreg. f. Gr. κέρας horn + -in1.]
A cerebroside, C48H93NO8, which gives lignoceric acid, d-galactose, and sphingosine on hydrolysis and is a white amorphous powder.
| 1878 Kerasine [see phrenosin]. 1884 J. L. W. Thudichum Treat. Chem. Constitution Brain iv. 178 Kerasin..is a cerebroside, namely a body which contains the sugar cerebrose, combined with at least two other radicles. 1933 Cameron & Gilmour Biochem. of Med. v. 78 In kerasin or cerasin it [sc. the fatty acid] is lignoceric acid, C24H48O2. 1951 Arch. Path. LI. 338 A lipoprotein fraction containing 62 per cent kerasin has been isolated from two spleens removed surgically from patients with Gaucher's disease. |