Endoglycosylceramidase

Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme endoglycosylceramidase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

oligoglycosylglucosylceramide + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ ceramide + oligoglycosylglucose

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is oligoglycosylglucosylceramide glycohydrolase. Other names in common use include endoglycoceramidase, EGCase, and glycosyl-N-acetyl-sphingosine 1,1-β-D-glucanohydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, and Template:PDB link.

References

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