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D amino acid dehydrogenase (quinone)

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EC number
  
1.4.5.1

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

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IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

D-amino acid dehydrogenase (quinone) (EC 1.4.5.1, DadA) is an enzyme with systematic name D-amino acid:quinone oxidoreductase (deaminating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

D-amino acid + H2O + quinone ⇌ 2-oxo carboxylate + NH3 + quinol

This enzyme is iron-sulfur flavoprotein.

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D-amino acid dehydrogenase (quinone) Wikipedia
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