RRC ID 2708
Author Sato M, Kirimura K, Kino K.
Title D-Amino acid dipeptide production utilizing D-alanine-D-alanine ligases with novel substrate specificity.
Journal J Biosci Bioeng
Abstract D-Alanine-D-alanine ligase (Ddl) is an important enzyme in the synthesis of bacterial peptidoglycan. The genes encoding Ddls from Escherichia coli K12 (EcDdlB), Oceanobacillus iheyensis JCM 11309 (OiDdl), Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (SsDdl) and Thermotoga maritima ATCC 43589 (TmDdl), the genomic DNA sequences of which have been determined, were cloned and the substrate specificities of these recombinant Ddls were investigated. Although OiDdl had a high substrate specificity for D-alanine; EcDdlB, SsDdl and TmDdl showed broad substrate specificities for D-serine, D-threonine, D-cysteine and glycine, in addition to D-alanine. Four D-amino acid dipeptides were produced using EcDdlB, and D-amino acid homo-dipeptides were successfully produced at high yields except for D-threonyl-D-threonine.
Volume 99(6)
Pages 623-8
Published 2005-6-1
DOI 10.1263/jbb.99.623
PII S1389-1723(05)70418-7
PMID 16233841
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Cloning, Molecular Dipeptides / chemistry* Dipeptides / metabolism* Enzyme Activation Escherichia coli / genetics Escherichia coli / metabolism* Molecular Sequence Data Peptide Synthases / chemistry* Peptide Synthases / genetics Peptide Synthases / metabolism* Protein Engineering / methods* Recombinant Proteins / metabolism Stereoisomerism Substrate Specificity
IF 2.366
Times Cited 15
WOS Category FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
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Pathogenic microorganisms JCM 11309?