D-serine ammonia-lyase

In enzymology, a D-serine ammonia-lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * D-serine $$\rightleftharpoons$$ pyruvate + NH3

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-serine, and two products, pyruvate and NH3.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically ammonia lyases, which cleave carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-serine ammonia-lyase (pyruvate-forming). Other names in common use include D-hydroxyaminoacid dehydratase, D-serine dehydrase, D-hydroxy amino acid dehydratase, D-serine hydrolase, D-serine dehydratase (deaminating), D-serine deaminase, and D-serine hydro-lyase (deaminating). This enzyme participates in glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.