FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as GALC_MOUSE, Galc. Hydrolyzes the galactose ester bonds of glycolipids such as galactosylceramide and galactosylsphingosine (PubMed:8769874, PubMed:10861297). Enzyme with very low activity responsible for the lysosomal catabolism of galactosylceramide, a major lipid in myelin, kidney and epithelial cells of small intestine and colon (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification

Galc

Galactocerebrosidase

Galc

Molecular Synopsis