CD Accession:
pfam04952
CD Definition:
Succinylglutamate desuccinylase / Aspartoacylase family; This family includes Succinylglutamate desuccinylase EC:3.1.-.- that catalyses the fifth and last step in arginine catabolism by the arginine succinyltransferase pathway. The family also include aspartoacylase EC:3.5.1.15 which cleaves acylaspartate into a fatty acid and aspartate. Mutations in human ASPA lead to Canavan disease disease. This family is probably structurally related to pfam00246 (Bateman A pers. obs.).
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