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EC 1.4.5.1 Details
EC number
1.4.5.1
Accepted name
D-amino acid dehydrogenase (quinone)
Reaction
a D-amino acid + H2O + a quinone = a 2-oxo carboxylate + NH3 + a quinol
Other name(s)
DadA
Systematic name
D-amino acid:quinone oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Comment
An iron-sulfur flavoprotein (FAD). The enzyme from the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is highly specific for D-proline, while the enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli B is most active with D-alanine, D-phenylalanine and D-methionine. This enzyme may be the same as EC 1.4.99.6.
History
created 2010
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