Ceramidase ({EC number|3.5.1.23}, acylsphingosine deacylase, glycosphingolipid ceramide deacylase) is an enzyme which cleaves fatty acids from ceramide, producing sphingosine (SPH) which in turn is phosphorylated by a sphingosine kinase to form sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). == Function == Ceramide, SPH, and S1P are bioactive lipids that mediate c...
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<enzyme> An enzyme that hydrolyzes ceramides into sphingosine and a fatty acid. A deficiency of this enzyme is associated with Farber's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(sә-ram´ĭ-dās) an enzyme occurring in most mammalian tissue that catalyzes the reversible acylation (incorporation of an acid radical) and deacylation (loss of an acid radical) in ceramides.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ser-am′i-dās Definitions: 1. An enzyme that hydrolyzes ceramides into sphingosine and a fatty acid; acylsphingosine deacylase. A deficiency of this enzyme is associated with disseminated lepogranulomatosis.
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