Characterization of a thermostable methylaspartate ammonia lyase from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 385-397

  Raj, Hans ^a   Veetil, Vinod Puthan ^a   Szymanski, Wiktor ^b   Dekker, Frank J ^a   Quax, Wim J ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^b   Janssen, Dick B ^c   Poelarends, Gerrit J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans; Enzyme catalysis; Methylaspartate ammonia lyase; Thermostable enzyme

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTIC ACIDS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BUILDING BLOCKES; DIASTEREOMERIC EXCESS; ENZYME CATALYSIS; ETHYLAMINE; FUMARATES; HEAT INACTIVATION; HYDROGENOFORMANS; IMMOBILIZED METAL AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPTIMUM PH; REVERSIBLE ADDITION; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC ENZYMES; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; THERMOSTABLE ENZYMES;

ADDITION REACTIONS; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CLONING; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; GENE ENCODING; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTIC ACID; ELECTROPHILE; METHYLASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMOGENEITY; IMMOBILIZATION; PEPTIDE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS; CATALYSIS; DEAMINATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ELECTROPHILICITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AMMONIA-LYASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS; CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS Z-2901; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84862689418     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3615-6     Document Type: Article

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