ASAHL (N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (acid ceramidase)-like) encodes an N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing enzyme which is highly similar to acid ceramidase. It degrades bioactive fatty acid amides to their corresponding acids and also exhibits weak hydrolytic activity against the ceramides N-lauroylsphingosine and N-palmitoylsphingosine.