Catalytic mechanisms and biocatalytic applications of aspartate and methylaspartate ammonia lyases

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1618-1628

  De Villiers, Marianne ^a   Veetil, Vinod Puthan ^a   Raj, Hans ^a   De Villiers, Jandré ^a   Poelarends, Gerrit J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTATE AMMONIA LYASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FOOD ADDITIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMMONIA; METHYLASPARTATE AMMONIA-LYASE;

ADDITION REACTION; BIOCATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEAMINATION; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

AMMONIA; AMMONIA-LYASES; ASPARTATE AMMONIA-LYASE; BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 84867749736     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: 15548937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb3002792     Document Type: Review

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