Ganglioside GD2 is a glycosphingolipid that contains two sialic acid residues linked to an inner galactose unit. It is frequently expressed on tumor cells of neuroectodermal origin, including neuroblastomas.1 Ganglioside GD2 Mixture (bovine buttermilk) is a semi-synthetic mixture of ganglioside GD2 produced from buttermilk and is thus free from potential contamination with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). This mixture contains ganglioside GD2 molecular species with fatty acyl chains of variable lengths.
1.Barker, E.L., Mueller, B.M., Handgretinger, R., et al.Effect of a chimeric anti-ganglioside GD2 antibody on cell-mediated lysis of human neuroblastoma cellsCancer Res.51(1)144-149(1991)
















