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asah-1

Gene
asah-1
Protein
Acid ceramidase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
393 amino acids
Function
Lysosomal ceramidase that hydrolyzes sphingolipid ceramides into sphingosine and free fatty acids at acidic pH.
Similarity
Belongs to the acid ceramidase family.
Mass
44.823 kDa
Sequence
MLRELSVLLLVAVCAAKHVELPAPFKDHCILDDKQNLYDPSKQFDIKWYDVNLDLPPSERWVQIATANKEHIADLIGVLINLITPWFPNAIDFVDDVFGDLAPKLAQPYRDEIFSIANATGIPLGQITMYNIFYEIFTVCTSVIAQDKDGHVFHARNLDFGLFMGWDPVLHDWQISQKLRKMIINVNWLKDGKLLYKSNNFAGYIGIYNGLKPNAFSLTADDRFQLVGGYYGILKWVFGLEADGKWMSWLARETLETKTTYLDAKEHLMNTPMLSPVYFILGGSKKDEGCIIARSLDKTALLTEMATSPHGWYLLETNYDQGTEDLYLDDRDTPGFRCMDKLTQKNVGFEGIFNVLSSRTNLNKLTTYTVLMSVETSRFETILQSCPGECYPW