SELECTIVE ADVANTAGE. “The presence of DAO enzymes in single-celled creatures allows them to grow on d-amino acid substrates, via the oxidation to achiral products. The selective advantage of being able to metabolize the d-amino acids made in bacteria has probably directed the evolution DAOs in animals.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022