... L-Ala-pNA D-Ala-NH2 L-Ala-NH2 D-Ala-(Gly)2 L-Ala-(Gly)2 b-Ala-L-Ala b-Ala-Gly b-Ala-NH2 b-Ala-L-His (Carnosine) b-Ala-L-Leu (b-Ala)2 similarity to that from dmpA of O anthropi LMG7991 DmpA has ... L-Ala-(Gly)2 (L-Ala)2, L-Ala-D-Ala, L-Ala-D-Ala-L-Ala, DL-Ala-DL-Asn, DL-Ala-DL-Ile, DL-Ala-DL-Leu, DL-Ala-DL-Met, DL-AlaDL-Phe, DL-Ala-DL-Ser, DL-Ala-DL-Val, L-Asp-D-Ala, L-Pro-Gly, L-ProL-Phe, c-Aminobutyryl-L-His ... (BapA) acting on d-Ala-pNA was purified and characterized BapA was found to show a unique substrate specificity for b-alanyl dipeptides H Komeda and Y Asano Results Characterization of the flanking...