What is "glycosylceramidase"

n. (context enzyme English) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ''glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + H₂O $rightleftharpoons$ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar''.

In enzymology, a glycosylceramidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine + HO $\rightleftharpoons$ N-acylsphingosine + a sugar

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine and HO, whereas its two products are N-acylsphingosine and sugar.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine glycohydrolase. Other names in common use include phlorizin hydrolase, phloretin-glucosidase, glycosyl ceramide glycosylhydrolase, cerebrosidase, phloridzin beta-glucosidase, lactase-phlorizin hydrolase, and phloridzin glucosidase.