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Microbial hydantoinase (HYD) is an industrial enzyme used for the commercial production of amino acids. It is obtained from

  1. Flavobacterium ammoniagenes

  2. Bacillus coagulans

  3. Penicillin decumbens

  4. Corynebacterium glutamicum

  5. Methylophylus methylotrophus
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This option is correct because microbial hydantoinase (HYD) is used for the commercial production of optically pure D- or L-active amino acids in biocatalysis. It has also been used for the production of D-amino acid intermediate compounds through stereospecific hydrolysis of chemically synthesised cyclic hydantoins. It is obtained from Flavobacterium ammoniagenes.

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