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Endoglycosylceramidase

The enzyme endoglycosylceramidase () catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

oligoglycosylglucosylceramide + H<sub>2</sub>O ceramide + oligoglycosylglucose

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is oligoglycosylglucosylceramide glycohydrolase. Other names in common use include endoglycoceramidase, EGCase, and glycosyl-N-acetyl-sphingosine 1,1-β-<small>D</small>-glucanohydrolase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , , and .

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