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The isolated cerebroside was not the customary kerasin; it contained d-glucose in place of the usual d-galactose component, as proven by fermentation, optical rotation and reducing equivalents. Halliday, et al., suggested that the cerebroside isolated by them might represent an anomaly of carbohydrate metabolism. Our results, and those recently reported by Klenk and Schumann, 9 indicate that synthesis of a glucoside type of splenic kerasin is a frequent occurrence in Gaucher's disease.
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