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Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase

"Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide (N-acylsphingosine) plus choline phosphate. A defect in this enzyme leads to NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE. EC 3.1.4.12.


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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996
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