Medical Definition of Glycosylceramidase
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The enzyme hydrolyzing glycosyl-n-acylsphingosine to a sugar and n-acylsphingosine. It also catalyses the hydrolysis of phlorizin to phloretin and glucose. It is found in the intestinal brush border membrane often in conjunction with lactase.
Chemical name: Glucosyl-N-acylsphingosine glycohydrolase
Registry number: EC 3.2.1.62
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosylceramidase
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