N-Acetylaspartic acid
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n-acetylaspartic-acid-199-8613306
title:
N-Acetylaspartic acid
text:
N-Acetylaspartic acid, or N-acetylaspartate (NAA), is a derivative of aspartic acid with a formula of C6H9NO5 and a molecular weight of 175.139. NAA is the second-most-concentrated molecule in the brain after the amino acid glutamate. It is detected in the adult brain in neurons, oligodendrocytes and myelin and is synthesized in the mitochondria from the amino acid aspartic acid and acetyl-coenzyme A.
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description:
Derivative of aspartic acid found in the brain
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Acetylaspartic_acid
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date modified:
2024-04-26T23:35:22Z
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