Enzymatic production of enantiopure amino acids from mono-substituted hydantoin substrates

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 794, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-54

  Matcher, Gwynneth F ^a   Dorrington, Rosemary A ^a   Burton, Stephanie G ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biocatalytic assay; Heterologous genomic library; Hydantoinase; Insertional mutant library; N carbamoylase; Optically pure amino acids

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; AMINO ACID; DIHYDROPYRIMIDINASE; HYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; N CARBAMOYLAMINO ACID AMIDOHYDROLASE; N-CARBAMOYLAMINO ACID AMIDOHYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINO ACIDS; HYDANTOINS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80655149584     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-331-8_3     Document Type: Article

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