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Photoproduction of L‐tryptophan from indole and glycine by Rhodobacter sphaeroides OU5
Author(s) -
Rajasekhar N.,
Sasikala Ch.,
Ramana Ch. V.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
biotechnology and applied biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1470-8744
pISSN - 0885-4513
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-8744.1999.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - rhodobacter sphaeroides , rhodospirillales , rhodospirillaceae , anoxygenic photosynthesis , tryptophan , glycine , indole test , alanine , chemistry , phototroph , serine , stereochemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , photosynthesis , enzyme
A purple non‐sulphur anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides could synthesize L‐tryptophan from indole and glycine with intermediate formation of D,L‐alanine and L‐serine. Presence of externally supplied keto acids has enhanced the rate and yields of L‐tryptophan photoproduction.