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sphingomyelinase (medicine)


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sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase
<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