title: NAA synthesis and functional roles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
authors.forename: Chikkathur N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Madhavarao
authors.forename: Aryan M A
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Namboodiri
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000201:enzymology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001224:Aspartic Acid; C000179:N-acetylaspartate; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C046791:aspartate N-acetyltransferase; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C019751:aspartoacylase