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Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
Sphingomyelin Cholinephosphohydrolase | Sphingomyelin Cleaving Enzyme | Sphingomyelinase | Sphingomyelinase C
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. |
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