Hydrolases;
Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases);
Aminopeptidases
Reaction(IUBMB)
Release of an N-terminal D-amino acid from a peptide, Xaa!Yaa-, in which Xaa is preferably D-Ala, D-Ser or D-Thr. D-Amino acid amides and methyl esters also are hydrolysed, as is glycine amide
Comment
Known from the bacterium Ochrobactrum anthropi. In peptidase family S12 (D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase family) [2]