Reaction: N-acyl-D-aspartate + H2O = a carboxylate + D-aspartate
Systematic name: N-acyl-D-aspartate amidohydrolase
Comments: the enzyme from Alcaligenes xylosoxydans subsp. xylosoxydans is specific for N-acyl-D-aspartate. Requires zinc.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9031-86-1
References:
1. Moriguchi, M., Sakai, K., Katsuno, Y., Maki, T., Wakayama, M. Purification and characterization of novel N-acyl-D-aspartate amidohydrolase from Alcaligenes xylosoxydans subsp. xylosoxydans A-6. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 57 (1993) 1145-1148. [PMID: 7763985]
2. Wakayama, M., Watanabe, E., Takenaka, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Tau, Y., Sakai, K., Moriguchi, M. Cloning, expression and nucleotide sequence of the N-acyl-D-aspartate amidohydrolase gene from Alcaligenes xylosoxydans subsp. xylosoxydans A-6. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 80 (1995) 311-317.