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MeSH Heading: Alkaline Ceramidase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.087.250.300
Unique ID: D055574
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055574
Scope Note: A ceramidase subtype that is active at alkaline pH. It is found at high levels within the SMALL INTESTINE.
Registry Numbers: EC 3.5.1.23
Previous Indexing: Amidohydrolases (1970-2006); Ceramidases (1980-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; ALKALINE CERAMIDASE was indexed under AMIDOHYDROLASES 2007-2008
History Note: 2009(2007); for ALKALINE CERAMIDASE use CERAMIDASES 2007-2008
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Alkaline Ceramidase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025