| EC |
3.4.11.19 |
| Accepted name: |
D-stereospecific aminopeptidase |
| Reaction: |
Release of an N-terminal D-amino acid from a peptide, Xaa┼Yaa-, in which Xaa is preferably D-Ala, D-Ser or D-Thr. D-Amino acid amides and methyl esters also are hydrolysed, as is glycine amide |
| Other name(s): |
D-aminopeptidase |
| Comments: |
Known from the bacterium Ochrobactrum anthropi. In peptidase family S12 (D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase family) [2] |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, MEROPS, PDB, CAS registry number: 57534-78-8 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Asano, Y., Nakazawa, A., Kato, Y. and Kondo, K. Properties of a novel D-stereospecific aminopeptidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi. J. Biol. Chem. 264 (1989) 14233–14239. [PMID: 2760064] |
| 2. |
Asano, Y., Kato, Y., Yamada, A. and Kondo, K. Structural similarity of D-aminopeptidase to carboxypeptidase DD and β-lactamases. Biochemistry 31 (1992) 2316–2328. [PMID: 1540587] |
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