Definition of Sphingomyelinase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin ¹

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Medical Definition of Sphingomyelinase

1. 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 Sphingomyelinase

sphingofungin
sphingofungins
sphingoid
sphingoids
sphingol
sphingolipid
sphingolipid ceramide N-deacylase
sphingolipidoses
sphingolipidosis
sphingolipids
sphingolipodystrophy
sphingomyelin
sphingomyelin deacylase
sphingomyelin lipidosis
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase
sphingomyelinase (current term)
sphingomyelinases
sphingomyelins
sphingosine
sphingosine CoA-independent transacetylase
sphingosine N-methyltransferase
sphingosines
sphinx
sphinx moth
sphinxes
sphinxlike
sphragide
sphragides
sphragistics
sphrigosis

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