Enhancement of hydrolytic activity of sphingolipid ceramide N-deacylase in the aqueous–organic biphasic system

Lysoglycosphingolipids were produced from glycosphingolipids by using sphingolipid ceramide N-deacylase, which cleaves the N-acyl linkage between fatty acids and sphingosine bases in various glycosphingolipids. The enzyme reaction was done in a biphasic media prepared with water–immiscible organic s...

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Main Authors: Toyohisa Kurita, Hiroyuki Izu, Mutsumi Sano, Makoto Ito, Ikunoshin Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520323944