| Literature DB >> 24166888 |
Yi Zou1, Qi Fang, Haixing Yin, Zutao Liang, Dekun Kong, Linquan Bai, Zixin Deng, Shuangjun Lin.
Abstract
Make the switch: The three-enzyme cassette MarG/H/I is responsible for stereospecific biosynthesis of β-methyltryptophan from L-tryptophan (1). MarG/I convert 1 into (2S,3R)-β-methyltryptophan, while MarG/I combined with MarH convert 1 into (2S,3S)-β-methyltryptophan. MarH serves as a stereochemical switch by catalyzing the stereoinversion of the β-stereocenter.Entities:
Keywords: biosynthesis; cupin proteins; epimerases; reaction mechanism; β-methylamino acids
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24166888 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306255
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336