Overexpression of the Nocardia lactamdurans α-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase in Streptomyces lividans. The purified multienzyme uses cystathionine and 6-oxopiperidine 2-carboxylate as substrates for synthesis of the tripeptide

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 264-270

  Coque, Juan José R ^a,b   De La Fuente, Juan Luis ^a   Liras, Paloma ^a,b   Martín, Juan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

Author keywords

6 oxopiperidine 2 carboxylate; Cystathionine; Gene overexpression; Peptide synthetase; aminoadipyl cysteinyl valine

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; TRIPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NOCARDIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

AMYCOLATOPSIS LACTAMDURANS; NOCARDIA; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 0029846299     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0264r.x     Document Type: Article

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