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SEE ALSO [[Aminoacylase]] | |||
==Function== | ==Function== | ||
'''Aspartoacylase''' catalyzes the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacetylation deacetylation] of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. NAA occurs in high concentration in brain and its hydrolysis NAA plays a significant part in the maintenance of intact [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_matter white matter].<ref name="UniProt">http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9R1T5</ref> '''Succinylglutamate desuccinylase/aspartoacylase''' catalyzes the last step in arginine catabolism and cleavage of acylaspartate into fatty acid and aspartate. | '''Aspartoacylase''' catalyzes the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacetylation deacetylation] of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. NAA occurs in high concentration in brain and its hydrolysis NAA plays a significant part in the maintenance of intact [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_matter white matter].<ref name="UniProt">http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9R1T5</ref> '''Succinylglutamate desuccinylase/aspartoacylase''' catalyzes the last step in arginine catabolism and cleavage of acylaspartate into fatty acid and aspartate. | ||