Definition: 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.
Other names Peptidase, N-Acetylaspartylglutamate; N Acetylated alpha Linked Acidic Dipeptidase; N Acetylaspartylglutamate Peptidase; Hydrolase I, Folate; Dipeptidase, N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked Acidic; Carboxypeptidase II, Glutamate; Acidic Dipeptidase, N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked; NAALADase L; NAALADase II; NAALADase; NAAG Peptidase; N-Acetylated-alpha-Linked Acidic Dipeptidase; N-Acetylaspartylglutamate Peptidase; Folate Hydrolase I; FOLH1 Protein