Potential of a 7-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase as a tool for production of prenylated indole derivatives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 951-961

  Kremer, Anika ^a   Li, Shu Ming ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

7 dimethylallyltryptophan synthase; Aspergillus fumigatus; Chemoenzymatic synthesis; Prenylated indole derivatives; Prenylation; Prenyltransferase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ENZYMES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESONANCE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AROMATIC SUBSTRATES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONVERSION RATIOS; ENZYMATIC FUNCTIONS; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES; INDOLE DERIVATIVES; INDOLE RINGS; L-TRYPTOPHAN; MAGNETIC (CE); MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; OVERNIGHT INCUBATION; PRENYLATION; RELATIVE ACTIVITIES; SPRINGER (CO); STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATIONS; SYNTHASE;

SUBSTRATES;

7 DIMETHYLALLYLTRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENYLATION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INDOLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 46149117250     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1505-3     Document Type: Article

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