2-Hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-Beta-Galactosyltransferase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase (541 aa, ~61 kDa) is encoded by the human UGT8 gene. This protein is involved in the transfer of galactose to ceramide.

**Synonyms:** - Ceramide UDP-Galactosyltransferase - Cerebroside Synthase - EC 2.4.1.45 - UDP-Galactose Ceramide Galactosyltransferase - UDP-Galactose-Ceramide Galactosyltransferase - UGT8 - Uridine Diphosphate Glycosyltransferase 8