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FunFam 3: D-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidase. [EC: 3.4.13.22]
D-Ala-D-Ala + H(2)O = 2 D-Ala.
  • Protects Enterococcus faecium from the antibiotic vancomycin, which can bind to the -D-Ala-D-Ala sequence at the C-terminus of the peptidoglycan pentapeptide.
  • Reduces the availability of the free dipeptide D-Ala-D-Ala, which is the precursor for this pentapeptide sequence, allowing D-Ala-(R)- lactate (for which vancomycin has much less affinity) to be added to the cell wall instead.
  • The enzyme is stereospecific, as L-Ala-L-Ala, D-Ala-L-Ala and L-Ala- D-Ala are not substrates.
  • Belongs to peptidase family M15.
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