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Abstract
A metallocarboxypeptidase that is predominantly expressed as a membrane-bound enzyme. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of an unsubstituted, C-terminal glutamyl residue, typically from PTEROYLPOLYGLUTAMIC ACIDS. It was formerly classified as EC 3.4.19.8.
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- FOLH1 Protein
- Folate Hydrolase I
- N-Acetylaspartylglutamate Peptidase
- N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked Acidic Dipeptidase
- NAAG Peptidase
- NAALADase
- NAALADase II
- NAALADase L
- Acidic Dipeptidase, N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked
- Carboxypeptidase II, Glutamate
- Dipeptidase, N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked Acidic
- Hydrolase I, Folate
- N Acetylaspartylglutamate Peptidase
- N Acetylated alpha Linked Acidic Dipeptidase
- Peptidase, N-Acetylaspartylglutamate
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2004; use GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE II (NM) 1988-2003
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- Carboxypeptidases (1999-2003)
- Dipeptidases (1988-1998)
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- National Library of Medicine. Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D043425. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D043425
- Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamate_carboxypeptidase_II
- Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4140229