Gene: [17p13/ASPA] aspartoacylase (aminoacylase 2, Canavan disease); Canavan disease (spongy degeneration of the brain);

FUN

The reaction catalyzed: N-acyl-L-aspartate + H(2)O = a fatty acid anion + L-aspartate."

REF

SEQ,MUT "Kaul R &: Hum Mut, 5, 269-271, 1995
SEQ,MUT "Kaul R &: AJHG, 55, 34-41, 1994a
LOC "Kaul R &: Genomics, 21, 364-370, 1994b
SEQ "Kaul R &: Nature Genet, 5, 118-123, 1993

SWI

 SWISSPROT: P45381

KEY

aac

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

17 p13

MIM

 MIM: 271900

EZN

 ENZYME: 3.5.1.15