ASPA
(redirected from aminoacylase-2)ASPA
A gene on chromosome 17p13.3 that encodes aspartoacylase, which catalyses the conversion of N-acetyl_L-aspartic acid–NAA to aspartate and acetate. NAA hydrolysis by aspartoacylase may help maintain white matter.Molecular pathology Defects in ASPA cause Canavan disease
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