NAAA-beta is a family of vertebral sequences that form the beta subunit of vertebral N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase, a member of the choloylglycine hydrolase acid ceramidase family. The alpha subunit is represented by family CBAH, Pfam:PF02275.

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