Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables aspartoacylase activity. Involved in acetate metabolic process and aspartate metabolic process. Located in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; sensory organ; and skeleton. Used to study Canavan disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Canavan disease. Orthologous to human ASPA (aspartoacylase).