"Ceramidases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Amidohydrolases that are specific for the cleavage of the N-acyl linkage of CERAMIDES. Ceramidases are classified as acidic, neutral or basic according to the optimal pH with which they function.
| Descriptor ID |
D055572
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.087.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Ceramidases- Ceramidases
- Ceramidase
- N-Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase
- Amidohydrolase, N-Acylsphingosine
- N Acylsphingosine Amidohydrolase
- Acylsphingosine Deacylase
- Deacylase, Acylsphingosine
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ceramidases" by people in Profiles.
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Liu J, Beckman BS, Foroozesh M. A review of ceramide analogs as potential anticancer agents. Future Med Chem. 2013 Aug; 5(12):1405-21.