Phytoceramidase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ceramidase that acts upon phytoceramides uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From phyto- + ceramidase.

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