Compound
D-alanyl-D-alanine
A dipeptide comprising D-alanine with a D-alanyl residue attached to the α-nitrogen. It is a component of bacterial peptidoglycan and forms an important target for development of antibacterial drugs.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:16576), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: D-alanyl-D-alanine · Sources: Human-GEM
- CHEBI:15570 is converted to D-alanyl-D-alanineCompoundHuman-GEM MAR09798Inferred only
- D-alanyl-D-alanine is converted to L-alanineCompoundHuman-GEM MAR06861Inferred only
- D-alanyl-D-alanine is a substrate of CNDP2ProteinHuman-GEM MAR06861Inferred only
- D-alanyl-D-alanine is transported by SLC15A1ProteinHuman-GEM MAR06862Inferred only
Reactions
9 reactions
water+D-alanyl-D-alanine2L-alanine
Catalysed by CNDP2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.4.13.18GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR06861CC BY 4.0Reference data
proton+D-alanyl-D-alanineproton+D-alanyl-D-alanine
Transported by SLC15A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedGO:0005615, GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR06862CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR08422CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+2CHEBI:15570ADP+proton+phosphate(3-)+D-alanyl-D-alanine
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 6.3.2.4GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09798CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-arginine+D-alanyl-D-alaninewater+MAM03435c
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedGO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR10987CC BY 4.0Reference data
2D-alanine+ATP(4-)D-alanyl-D-alanine+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:11224CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:83903+D-alanyl-D-alanine+ATP(4-)CHEBI:70758+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16085CC BY 4.0Reference data
D-alanyl-D-alanine+water2D-alanine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:20661CC BY 4.0Reference data
D-alanyl-D-alanine+CHEBI:83905+ATP(4-)CHEBI:61386+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:28374CC BY 4.0Reference data
Where it reaches
1 system, 1 region, 2 tissues, 2 transporter routes — routes, not measurements: transporters known to carry D-alanyl-D-alanine are expressed there, and no source reports it arriving.
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Other names
3 names
Resolves to: D-alanyl-D-alanine
- Also called
- (D-Ala)2D-Ala-D-AlaH-D-Ala-D-Ala-OH