N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase
BE0000883ProteinHumansGALNS
Lysosomal enzyme that hydrolyzes sulfate groups from glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), keratan sulfate (KS) and chondroitin-6-sulfate (C6S). It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- GALNS
- UniProtKB entry
- P34059Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Lysosome
- Residues / weight
- 522 residues · 58,026 Da
- Also known as
- 3.1.6.4 · Chondroitinase · Chondroitinsulfatase · Galactose-6-sulfate sulfatase · GalN6S
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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