Tryptophanase-catalysed degradation of D-tryptophan in highly concentrated diammonium hydrogen phosphate solution

Amino Acids

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Shimada, A ^a   Shishido, H ^a   Nakamura, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acids; D tryptophan; Diammoniumhydrogen phosphate; Specificity to optical isomer; Tryptophanase

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; PHOSPHATE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHANASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ISOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029740892     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00805723     Document Type: Article

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