| Literature DB >> 24178640 |
A Shimada1, H Shishido, I Nakamura.
Abstract
Tryptophanase is and is perfectly inert to D-tryptophan under ordinary conditions. However, activity that can degrade D-tryptophan into indole is observed when tryptophanase is in highly concentrated diammoniumhydrogen phosphate solution. The reaction has been so far unknown in tryptophanase metabolic pathways. Here we report the characteristic of the reaction. We also discuss its significance in relation to selection of an amino acid optical isomer from a racemic mixture.Entities:
Year: 1996 PMID: 24178640 DOI: 10.1007/BF00805723
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Amino Acids ISSN: 0939-4451 Impact factor: 3.520