Galactosylceramidase: Information from Answers.com

Galactosylceramidase (or galactocerebrosidase)^[1] is an enzyme which removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactocerebrosides).

Pathology

A deficiency is associated with Krabbe disease.

Hydrolase: sugar hydrolases (EC 3.2)

Disaccharidase	Sucrase/Sucrase-isomaltase/Invertase · Maltase · Trehalase · Lactase

Glucosidases	Cellulase · Alpha-glucosidase (Acid, Neutral AB, Neutral C) · Beta-glucosidase · Debranching enzyme

Other	Amylase (Alpha-Amylase) · Chitinase · Lysozyme · Neuraminidase (NEU1, NEU2, NEU3, NEU4, Bacterial neuraminidase, Viral neuraminidase) · Galactosidases (Alpha, Beta) · alpha-Mannosidase · Glucuronidase · Hyaluronidase · Pullulanase · Glucocerebrosidase · Galactosylceramidase · Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase · Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase · Fucosidase · Hexosaminidase (HEXA, HEXB) · Iduronidase · Maltase-glucoamylase

3.2.2: Hydrolysing
N-Glycosyl compounds

To glycosphingolipid	Glycosyltransferase · Sulfotransferase

To ceramide	From ganglioside: Beta-galactosidase · Hexosaminidase A · Neuraminidase · Beta-galactosidase · Glucocerebrosidase From globoside: Hexosaminidase B · Alpha-galactosidase · Beta-galactosidase · Glucocerebrosidase From sphingomyelin: Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 From sulfatide: Arylsulfatase A · Galactosylceramidase

To sphingosine	Ceramidase (ACER1, ACER2, ACER3, ASAH1, ASAH2, ASAH2B, ASAH2C)

see also lipid storage disorders, intermediates

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