Galactosidases

Galactosidases are enzymes (glycoside hydrolases) that catalyze the hydrolysis of galactosides into monosaccharides.

If the galactoside is classified as an alpha-galactoside, the enzyme is called alpha-galactosidase, and if it is a beta-galactoside, it is called beta-galactosidase. Both varieties are categorized under the EC number 3.2.1.

Two recombinant forms of alpha-galactosidase are called agalsidase alfa (INN) and agalsidase beta (INN).

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Galactosidases at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Hydrolase: sugar hydrolases (EC 3.2)

3.2.1: Glycoside hydrolases

Disaccharidase	Sucrase/Sucrase-isomaltase/Invertase Maltase Trehalase Lactase

Glucosidases	Cellulase Alpha-glucosidase Acid Neutral AB Neutral C Beta-glucosidase cytosolic 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 Glucosylceramidase lysosomal non-lysosomal Galactosylceramidase Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase NAGA Alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase Fucosidase Hexosaminidase HEXA HEXB Iduronidase Maltase-glucoamylase Heparanase HPSE2

3.2.2: Hydrolysing
N-Glycosyl compounds

DNA glycosylases: Oxoguanine glycosylase

Metabolism, lipid metabolism, glycolipid enzymes

Sphingolipid

To glycosphingolipid	Glycosyltransferase Sulfotransferase

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

To sphingosine	Ceramidase ACER1 ACER2 ACER3 ASAH1 ASAH2 ASAH2B ASAH2C

Other	Sphingosine kinase

NCL

Ceramide synthesis

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