sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase


sphin·go·my·e·lin phos·pho·di·es·ter·ase

(sfing'gō-mī'ĕ-lin fos'fō-dī-es'tĕr-ās), An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to N-acylsphingosine (a ceramide) and phosphocholine; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with type I Niemann-Pick disease. Synonym(s): sphingomyelinase

sphin·go·my·e·lin phos·pho·di·es·ter·ase

(sfing'gō-mī'ĕ-lin fos'fō-dī-es'tĕr-ās) An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to N-acylsphingosine (a ceramide) and phosphocholine; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with type I Niemann-Pick disease.