A new route to L-threo-3-[4-(methylthio)phenylserine], a key intermediate for the synthesis of antibiotics: Recombinant low-specificity D- threonine aldolase-catalyzed stereospecific resolution

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 586-591

  Liu, J Q ^a   Odani, M ^a   Dairi, T ^a   Itoh, N ^a   Shimizu, S ^b   Yamada, H ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FLORFENICOL; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; PHENYLSERINE; PRODRUG; THIAMPHENICOL; THREONINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SERINE; THIAMPHENICOL;

EID: 0033065569     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051436     Document Type: Article

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