Concept information
Preferred term
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Sphingomyelinase
- Sphingomyelinase C
- Sphingomyelin Cholinephosphohydrolase
- Sphingomyelin Cleaving Enzyme
Note
- /defic: consider also NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE
Scope note
- An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide (N-acylsphingosine) plus choline phosphate. A defect in this enzyme leads to NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE. EC 3.1.4.12.
History note
- 91(75); was see under PHOSPHODIESTERASES 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013108
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