Archives of microbiology, 194(6), 557-566 (2012-02-07)
The nonproteinogenic amino acid 4-hydroxyphenylglycine (HPG) arises from the diversion of the tyrosine degradation pathway into secondary metabolism, and its biosynthesis requires a set of three enzymes. The gene cassette for HPG biosynthesis is widely spread in actinomycete bacteria, which
Journal of bacteriology, 191(3), 1066-1077 (2008-11-26)
Nocardicin A is a monocyclic beta-lactam isolated from the actinomycete Nocardia uniformis, which shows moderate activity against a broad spectrum of gram-negative bacteria. Within the biosynthetic gene cluster of nocardicin A, nocR encodes a 583-amino-acid protein with high similarity to
The Journal of organic chemistry, 74(23), 9202-9205 (2009-10-30)
Alpha-amino acid derivatives, particularly those of phenylglycine, can suffer significant racemization in Suzuki couplings. When arylpinacolboronate esters are used as coupling partners this unwanted side reaction can be suppressed by the use of Pd(OAc)(2) as Pd(0) source, in the presence
To assess the mechanism of beta-cell lipotoxicity in comparison with Fas-mediated cell death, we used a mouse beta-cell clone stably transfected with human Fas. Palmitate induced beta-cell death in correlation with medium glucose levels between 5 and 20 mmol/l, while
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 20(6), 1148-1158 (2009-03-17)
Photodissociation of iodo-tyrosine modified peptides yields localized radicals on the tyrosine side chain, which can be further dissociated by collisional activation. We have performed extensive experiments on model peptides, RGYALG, RGYG, and their derivatives, to elucidate the mechanisms underlying backbone
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