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GM2 is a type of ganglioside. G refers to ganglioside the M is for monosialic (as in it has one sialic acid) and 2 refers to the fact that it was the second monosialic ganglioside discovered. It is associated with GM2 gangliosidoses such as Tay-Sachs disease.

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IUPAC name
(2S3R4E)-3-Hydroxy-2-(octadecanoylamino)octadec-4-en-1-yl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-(D)-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-[5-acetamido-35-dideoxy-(D)-glycero-α-(D)-galacto-non-2-ulopyranonosyl-(2→3)]-β-(D)-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-(D)-glucopyranoside

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