D-Aminoacylase isolated from Alcaligenes faecalis DA1 could enantioselectively deprotect racemic N-protected [such as benzoyl (Bz-) and benzyloxycarbonyl (Z-) groups] amino acids to produce free D-amino acids. The active site of the enzyme are roughly described.
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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry: the Tetrahedron Journal For Research At the Interface of Chemistry and Biology 2(7), pp.697-700