Mutational analysis of aspartoacylase: implications for Canavan disease.

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Mutations that result in near undetectable activity of aspartoacylase, which catalyzes the deacetylation of N-acetyl-l-aspartate, correlate with Canavan Disease, a neurodegenerative disorder usually fatal during childhood. The underlying biochemical mechanisms of how these mutations ablate activity are poorly understood. Therefore, we developed and tested a three-dimensional homology model of aspartoacylase based...

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