ASPA also known as aspartoacylase, is expressed in liver, lung and kidney tissue, as well as in skeletal muscle and in cerebral white matter. Existing as a homodimer, ASPA functions to catalyze the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) (a protein whose hydrolysis is crucial to maintenance of intact white matter) to produce acetate and L-aspartate. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa1-313 from human ASPA, expressed in E. coli. Molecular Weight: ~35.7kD (313aa) Amino Acid Sequence: MTSCHIAEEH IQKVAIFGGT HGNELTGVFL VKHWLENGAE IQRTGLEVKP FITNPRAVKK CTRYIDCDLN RIFDLENLGK KMSEDLPYEV RRAQEINHLF GPKDSEDSYD IIFDLHNTTS NMGCTLILED SRNNFLIQMF HYIKTSLAPL PCYVYLIEHP SLKYATTRSI AKYPVGIEVG PQPQGVLRAD ILDQMRKMIK HALDFIHHFN EGKEFPPCAI EVYKIIEKVD YPRDENGEIA AIIHPNLQDQ DWKPLHPGDP MFLTLDGKTI PLGGDCTVYP VFVNEAAYYE KKEAFAKTTK LTLNAKSIRC CLH Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
