N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: an N-acylsphing-4-enine + H2O = a fatty acid + sphing-4-enine.
GO:0016811
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
is_a
acylsphingosine deacylase activity
related
ceramidase activity
narrow
glycosphingolipid ceramide deacylase
broad