Chiral polyol synthesis catalyzed by a thermostable Transketolase immobilized on Layered Double Hydroxides in Ionic liquids: Examines the catalytic applications of lithium β-hydroxypyruvate in chiral synthesis processes (Ali et al., 2015).
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Substrate for transketolase[1]; Preparation of optically pure L-2-hydroxy aldehydes[2]
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D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) is a flavoenzyme that exists in the kidney, liver and brain of mammals. This enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of D-amino acids to the corresponding α-keto acid, hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Recently D-serine, one of the substrates
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(42), E2856-E2864 (2012-09-18)
Evolution or engineering of novel metabolic pathways can endow microbes with new abilities to degrade anthropogenic pollutants or synthesize valuable chemicals. Most studies of the evolution of new pathways have focused on the origins and quality of function of the
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Members of a novel glycerate-2-kinase (GK-II) family were tentatively identified in a broad range of species, including eukaryotes and archaea and many bacteria that lack a canonical enzyme of the GarK (GK-I) family. The recently reported three-dimensional structure of GK-II
Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 160(1), 32-41 (2008-05-06)
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is an important metabolic pathway for yielding reducing power in the form of NADPH and production of pentose sugar needed for nucleic acid synthesis. Transketolase, the key enzyme of non-oxidative arm of PPP, plays a
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