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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12N2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.17
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26
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product name
D-Ala-D-Ala,
Assay
≥99%
form
powder
color
white to off-white
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
C[C@@H](N)C(=O)N[C@H](C)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C6H12N2O3/c1-3(7)5(9)8-4(2)6(10)11/h3-4H,7H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t3-,4-/m1/s1
InChI key
DEFJQIDDEAULHB-QWWZWVQMSA-N
Application
- Binding Mode-Based Physicochemical Screening Method Using d-Ala-d-Ala Silica Gel and Chemical Modification Approach to Facilitate Discovery of New Macrolactams, Banglactams A and B, from Nonomuraea bangladeshensis K18-0086.: Describes a novel screening method employing D-Ala-D-Ala silica gel to discover new macrolactams with potential antibacterial properties. This technique aids in identifying compounds that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis (Kimishima et al., 2024).
Biochem/physiol Actions
D-Ala-D-Ala is found in the stem termini of peptidoglycan side-chain pentapeptide found in the cell walls of gram positive bacteria. The D-ala-d-ala stem termini is the site of interaction of glycopeptide antibiotics such as vancomycin and teicoplanin. D-ala-D-ala is a substrate used to study kinetics of UDPMurNAc-tripeptide D-alanyl-D-alanine-adding (ligase) enzyme.
D-Ala-D-Ala, a terminus moiety of bacterial peptidoglycans, is used for affinity chromatography and binding mechanism studies of antibiotics such as teicoplanin, ristocetin, vancomycin.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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DD-ligases catalyze the synthesis of the D-Ala-D-Ala and D-Ala-D-Ser dipeptides or the D Ala-D-Lac depsipeptide in an early step of peptidoglycan synthesis. Their function is essential for bacterial growth and specific to bacteria, making them attractive targets for the development
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Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 65(Pt 10), 1098-1106 (2009-09-23)
D-Alanine-D-alanine ligase (Ddl) is one of the key enzymes in peptidoglycan biosynthesis and is an important target for drug discovery. The enzyme catalyzes the condensation of two D-Ala molecules using ATP to produce D-Ala-D-Ala, which is the terminal peptide of
Maulik N Thaker et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 59(3), 1405-1410 (2014-12-17)
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are notorious clinical pathogens restricting the use of glycopeptide antibiotics in the clinic setting. Routine surveillance to detect VRE isolated from patients relies on PCR bioassays and chromogenic agar-based test methods. In recent years, we and others
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