Galactocerebrosidase

Preferred Label : Galactocerebrosidase;

NCIt synonyms : GALC; Galactosylceramide Beta-Galactosidase; Galactosylceramidase; GALCERase; Testis Tissue Sperm-Binding Protein Li 89A; EC 3.2.1.46; Testis Tissue Sperm-Binding Protein Li 88E; Galactocerebroside Beta-Galactosidase;

NCIt definition : Galactocerebrosidase (685 aa, 77 kDa) is encoded by the human GALC gene. This protein is involved in hydrolysis of galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride.;

Details

Origin ID

C121620;

UMLS CUI

C4048351;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Galactocerebrosidase [LOINC component]
- Galactosylceramidase [LOINC component]
- Galactosylceramidase [OMIM gene]
- Galactosylceramidase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- galactosylceramidase [SNOMED Notion]
- galactosylceramidase [ORDO Gene]
- galactosylceramidase [MeSH concept]
- galactosylceramidase [MeSH Descriptor]
- galactosylceramidase [HGNC gene]
OMIM relation
- Galactosylceramidase [OMIM gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
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- Enzyme Gene [NCIt concept]
- GALC Gene [NCIt concept]
- Hydrolase Gene [NCIt concept]
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- Substrate Interaction Domain [NCIt concept]
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- Hydrolysis [NCIt concept]

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