| Literature DB >> 25399056 |
Jinfeng Shao1, Ivan V Korendovych, Jaap Broos.
Abstract
Biosynthetic incorporation of β-(1-azulenyl)-L-alanine, an isostere of tryptophan, is reported using a tryptophan auxotroph expression host. The azulene moiety introduced this way in proteins features many attractive spectroscopic properties, particularly suitable for in vivo studies.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25399056 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1870-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Amino Acids ISSN: 0939-4451 Impact factor: 3.520