phytoceramidase

P3H4Y4T1O1C3E1R1A1M3I1D2A1S1E1

noun

A ceramidase that acts upon phytoceramides

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Meanings

nounphytoceramidase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA ceramidase that acts upon phytoceramides

    PHS can be converted to PHC followed by a mechanism similar to that between DHS and DHC, but the reverse reaction is catalyzed by the specific enzyme phytoceramidase.

    2016 January 20, “Analysis of the Involvement of Different Ceramide Variants in the Response to Hydroxyurea Stress in Baker's Yeast”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From phyto- + ceramidase.

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