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asah-2

Gene
asah-2
Protein
Probable acid ceramidase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
401 amino acids
Function
Hydrolyzes the sphingolipid ceramide into sphingosine and free fatty acid.
Similarity
Belongs to the acid ceramidase family.
Mass
45.235 kDa
Sequence
MKPVAISLSLLLLVTLLPGSEQRKVDNPDFQPNCLVGGPDIYDPAQSEKVLWFDVNLDLPPRQRFQQIAKAYKKEIHAVFDVLNYFLTIIPGVNAWELIGNMTASALDKGMIMNPYRDEVLGIAEVLDVPLGNLVFLNLFYEMSRFCTSIVAQTEDNKDLYHARNLDFGQLFVWDIAAQSWGLTEALKKVSVNINFFKNGKLLFKGSTLAGHVGVLTAMKPHKFSLSMNAKVQPDIINVAKWYMGAYENTDLQFVMYFDRWLFENCDDFQCAREKIAGVKLLTGAYFILGGANPGEGSVLVRNTTSVQFERKLFDGANDWFLLQTNYDPDKDPLFIDNRRDPGNACMNKLTRANVGMKGIFTVLSSKPNLNKTTVHTVIMSVTKGYFETFIQKCPNPCWAF