Glucocerebrosidase
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| Acid β-glucosidase, drawn from PDB 1OGS. | |
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glucosidase, beta; acid (includes glucosylceramidase)
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | GBA GLUC |
| HUGO | 4177 |
| Entrez | 2629 |
| OMIM | 606463 |
| RefSeq | NM_000157 |
| UniProt | P04062 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 3.2.1.21 |
| Locus | Chr. 1 q22 |
Glucocerebrosidase (also called glucosylceramidase or D-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosine glucohydrolase) is an enzyme (EC 3.2.1.45) that is needed to break down the chemical glucocerebroside by hydrolysis. It is localized in the lysosome and has a molecular weight of 59700 Daltons. It is the enzyme that is defective in cells of patients with Gaucher disease.
Glycoside hydrolases: Amylase - Cellulase - Chitinase - Disaccharidase (Lactase, Maltase, Sucrase, Trehalase) - Galactosidases (Alpha, Beta) - Galactosylceramidase - Glucocerebrosidase - Glucuronidase - Hexosaminidase - Hyaluronidase - Iduronidase - Lysozyme - alpha-Mannosidase - Neuraminidase