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D threonine aldolase

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EC number
  
4.1.2.42

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BRENDA entry

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KEGG entry

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IntEnz view

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MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

D-threonine aldolase (EC 4.1.2.42, D-TA, DTA, low specificity D-TA, low specificity D-threonine aldolase) is an enzyme with systematic name D-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) D-threonine ⇌ glycine + acetaldehyde (2) D-allothreonine ⇌ glycine + acetaldehyde

This pyridoxal-phosphate protein is activated by divalent metal cations (e.g. Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+ or Mg2+).

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D-threonine aldolase Wikipedia
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