"Cerebroside-Sulfatase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cerebroside 3-sulfate (sulfatide) to yield a cerebroside and inorganic sulfate. A marked deficiency of arylsulfatase A, which is considered the heat-labile component of cerebroside sulfatase, has been demonstrated in all forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy (LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC). EC 3.1.6.8.
| Descriptor ID |
D002553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.352.827.070.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebroside-Sulfatase- Cerebroside-Sulfatase
- Cerebroside Sulfatase
- Sulfatidate Sulfatase
- Sulfatase, Sulfatidate
- Arylsulfatase A
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Variable onset of metachromatic leukodystrophy in a Vietnamese family. Pediatr Neurol. 2000 Aug; 23(2):173-6.