Identification of a Novel Acid Sphingomyelinase Activity Associated with Recombinant Human Acid Ceramidase

Acid ceramidase (AC) is a lysosomal enzyme required to hydrolyze ceramide to sphingosine by the removal of the fatty acid moiety. An inherited deficiency in this activity results in two disorders, Farber Lipogranulomatosis and spinal muscular atrophy with myoclonic epilepsy, leading to the accumulat...

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Main Authors: Xingxuan He, Edward H. Schuchman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/11/1623