High-yielding cascade enzymatic synthesis of 5-methyluridine using a novel combination of nucleoside phosphorylases

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-253

  Visser, Daniel F ^a   Rashamuse, Konanani J ^a   Hennessy, Fritha ^a   Gordon, Gregory E R ^a   Van Zyl, Petrus J ^a   Mathiba, Kgama ^a   Bode, Moira L ^a   Brady, Dean ^a  

^a CSIR Biosciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

5 methyluridine; Biocatalysis; Fermentation; Purine nucleoside phosphorylase; Transglycosylation; Uridine phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

5-METHYLURIDINE; ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS; BACILLUS HALODURANS; BIOCATALYSIS; ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; GUANOSINES; NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; STAVUDINE; SYNTHETIC ROUTES; TRANSGLYCOSYLATION;

BACTERIOLOGY; COMPLEXATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMOLECULES;

5 METHYLURIDINE; GUANOSINE; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; RIBOSE; STAVUDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; QUANTUM YIELD;

BACILLUS HALODURANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954274525     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10242422.2010.493210     Document Type: Article

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