Stereoselective esterase from Pseudomonas putida IFO12996 reveals α/β hydrolase folds for D-β-acetylthioisobutyric acid synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 8470-8476

  Elmi, Fatemeh ^a,c   Lee, Hsin Tai ^d   Huang, Jen Yeng ^a   Hsieh, Yin Cheng ^d   Wang, Yu Ling ^d   Chen, Yu Jen ^b   Shaw, Shyh Yu ^b   Chen, Chun Jung ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA ACETYLTHIOISOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTER; ESTERASE; HYDROLASE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOMER; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 28844482187     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.24.8470-8476.2005     Document Type: Article

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