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N-acyl-D-amino-acid deacylase

In enzymology, a N-acyl-<small>D</small>-amino-acid deacylase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

N-acyl-<small>D</small>-amino acid + H<sub>2</sub>O an acid + <small>D</small>-amino acid

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acyl-<small>D</small>-amino acid and H<sub>2</sub>O, whereas its two products are acid and <small>D</small>-amino acid.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acyl-<small>D</small>-amino acid amidohydrolase. It employs one cofactor, zinc.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 8 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , , , , and .

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