Acetohydroxyacid synthase: A new enzyme for chiral synthesis of R-phenylacetylcarbinol

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 833-840

  Engel, Stanislav ^a   Vyazmensky, Maria ^a   Geresh, Shimona ^a   Barak, Ze'ev ^a   Chipman, David M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetolactate synthase; Benzaldehyde; Biocatalysis; Chiral; Enantiomeric excess; Hydroxyketone; Pyruvate; Pyruvate decarboxylase; Stereospecificity; Thiamin diphosphate

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHYSIOLOGY;

PRECURSORS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; BENZALDEHYDE; COCARBOXYLASE; EPHEDRINE; KETOL; NOREPHEDRINE; OXOACID; PHENYLACETYLCARBINOL; PRODRUG; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; ACETONE; BENZALDEHYDES; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRUVIC ACID; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042932500     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10728     Document Type: Article

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