Medical Definition of Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase
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An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide (n-acylsphingosine) plus choline phosphate. A defect in this enzyme leads to niemann-pick disease.
Chemical name: Sphingomyelin cholinephosphohydrolase
Registry number: EC 3.1.4.12
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
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