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Sphingomyelin — Sphingomyelin(SPH) is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath which surrounds some nerve cell axons. It usually consists of phosphorylcholine and ceramide. In humans SPH represents 85% of… … Wikipedia
Sphingomyelin — mit einem Phosphocholin als Kopfgruppe Allgemeine Strukturformel der Sphingolipide. Bei Sphingomyelinen … Deutsch Wikipedia
sphingomyelin — sphingomyelin. См. сфингомиелин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
sphingomyelin — A sphingolipid in which the head group is phosphoryl choline. A close analogue of phosphatidyl choline. In many cells the concentration of sphingomyelin and phosphatidyl choline in the plasma membrane seems to bear a reciprocal relationship … Dictionary of molecular biology
Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 — Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal (acid sphingomyelinase), also known as SMPD1, is a human sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SMPD1 sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal (acid… … Wikipedia
Sphingomyelin-Phosphodiesterase — Sphingomyelinase Bezeichner Gen Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sphingomyelin synthase — In enzymology, a sphingomyelin synthase (EC number|2.7.8.27) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:a ceramide + a phosphatidylcholine ightleftharpoons a sphingomyelin + a 1,2 diacyl sn glycerolThus, the two substrates of this enzyme… … Wikipedia
Sphingomyelin lipoidosis — Also called Niemann Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin that usually causes the progressive development of enlargement of the liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), swollen glands… … Medical dictionary
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase — An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to N acylsphingosine (a ceramide) and phosphocholine; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with type I Niemann Pick disease. SYN: sphingomyelinase. * * * sphin·g … Medical dictionary
Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase — Sphingomyelinase phosphodiesterase or simply Sphingomyelinase (SMase) is a hydrolase enzyme that is involved in sphingolipid metabolism reactions. SMase is a member of the DNase I superfamily of enzymes and is responsible for breaking… … Wikipedia
sphingomyelin — /sfing goh muy euh lin/, n. Biochem. any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid. [ < NL sphingo , comb. form repr. Gk sphíngein to draw… … Universalium
