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.
Also Known As:
N-Acetylaspartylglutamate Peptidase; FOLH1 Protein; Folate Hydrolase I; 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