EC number 3.4.17.14 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view | CAS number 213189-85-6 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | |
Zinc D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase (EC 3.4.17.14, Zn2+ G peptidase, D-alanyl-D-alanine hydrolase, D-alanyl-D-alanine-cleaving carboxypeptidase, DD-carboxypeptidase, G enzyme, DD-carboxypeptidase-transpeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Cleavage of the bond: (Ac)2-L-lysyl-D-alanyl--D-alanine
This is a zinc enzyme. Catalyses carboxypeptidation but not transpeptidation reactions involved in bacterial cell wall metabolism.
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