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Descriptor English: Ceramidases
Descriptor Spanish: Ceramidasas
Descriptor ceramidasas
Scope note: Amidohidrolasas que son específicas para la escisión de la unión N-acilo de las CERAMIDAS. Las ceramidasas se clasifican como ácidas, neutras o básicas según el pH óptimo para su funcionamiento. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Ceramidases
Descriptor French: Ceramidases
Entry term(s): Acylsphingosine Deacylase
Amidohydrolase, N-Acylsphingosine
Ceramidase
Deacylase, Acylsphingosine
N Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase
N-Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.087.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055572
Scope note: Amidohydrolases that are specific for the cleavage of the N-acyl linkage of CERAMIDES. Ceramidases are classified as acidic, neutral or basic according to the optimal pH with which they function.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 3.5.1.23
Previous Indexing: Amidohydrolases (1970-2008)
Galactosylgalactosylglucosylceramidase (1982-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; CERAMIDASE was indexed under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1982-2008, under CERAMIDES 1975-1981, under SPHINGOSINE 1973-1975, under SPHINGOSINE 1973-1975, & under GLYCOLS 1970-1973
History Note: 2009(1980)
DeCS ID: 53112
Unique ID: D055572
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Ceramidases - Preferred
Concept UI M0518596
Scope note Amidohydrolases that are specific for the cleavage of the N-acyl linkage of CERAMIDES. Ceramidases are classified as acidic, neutral or basic according to the optimal pH with which they function.
Preferred term Ceramidases
Entry term(s) Acylsphingosine Deacylase
Amidohydrolase, N-Acylsphingosine
Ceramidase
Deacylase, Acylsphingosine
N Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase
N-Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase



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