FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as NAAA_CAVPO, NAAA. Degrades bioactive fatty acid amides to their corresponding acids, with the following preference: N-palmitoylethanolamine > N-myristoylethanolamine > N-stearoylethanolamine > N-oleoylethanolamine > N-linoleoylethanolamine > N-arachidonoylethanolamine. Heterodimer of an alpha and a beta subunit, produced by autocatalytic cleavage.

EXTERNAL LINKS

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enzyme classification

NAAA

N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase

NAAA

Molecular Synopsis