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Name |
galactosylceramidase;
cerebroside galactosidase;
galactocerebroside.beta-galactosidase;
galactosylcerebrosidase;
galactocerebrosidase;
ceramide galactosidase;
galactocerebroside galactosidase;
galactosylceramide.beta-galactosidase;
cerebroside beta-galactosidase;
galactosylceramidase I;
beta-galactosylceramidase;
galactocerebroside-beta-D-galactosidase;
lactosylceramidase I;
beta-galactocerebrosidase;
lactosylceramidase
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Glycosylases;
Glycosidases, i.e. enzymes that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds
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Sysname |
D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine galactohydrolase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
a D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H2O = D-galactose + a ceramide [RN: R03617]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
D-galactosyl-N-acylsphingosine [CPD: C02686];
H2O [CPD: C00001]
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Product |
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Comment |
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History |
EC 3.2.1.46 created 1972
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Pathway |
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Orthology |
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Genes |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Brady RO, Gal AE, Kanfer JN, Bradley RM. |
Title |
The metabolism of glucocerebrosides. 3. Purification and properties of a glucosyl- and galactosylceramide-cleaving enzyme from rat intestinal tissue. |
Journal |
J Biol Chem 240:3766-70 (1965) |
Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.2.1.46 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.2.1.46 |
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