| sphingomyelinase | <enzyme> 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) |
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