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D-amino acid dehydrogenase (quinone)

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

D-amino acid + H<sub>2</sub>O + quinone 2-oxo carboxylate + NH<sub>3</sub> + quinol

For example, the bacterium Escherichia coli B acts on D-phenylalanine:

This enzyme is iron-sulfur flavoprotein.

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