Efficient conversion of 5-substituted hydantoins to D-α-amino acids using recombinant Escherichia coli strains

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 947-954

  Grifantini, Renata ^a,b   Galli, Giuliano ^a,b   Carpani, Giovanna ^a   Pratesi, Claudio ^a   Frascotti, Gianni ^a   Grandi, Guido ^a,b  

^a Eniricerche SpA   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbamylase; D amino acids; Gene expression; Hydantoinase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIHYDROPYRIMIDINASE; HYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; OXFENICINE; PHENYLGLYCINE; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TEMPERATURE;

AGROBACTERIUM RADIOBACTER; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0031977176     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-4-947     Document Type: Article

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