The enzyme from the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL3085 is involved in synthesis of the nonproteinogenic amino acid (2S,3S)-beta-methyl-phenylalanine, a building block of the antibiotic mannopeptimycin.
Huang YT, Lyu SY, Chuang PH, Hsu NS, Li YS, Chan HC, Huang CJ, Liu YC, Wu CJ, Yang WB, Li TL
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In vitro characterization of enzymes involved in the synthesis of nonproteinogenic residue (2S,3S)-beta-methylphenylalanine in glycopeptide antibiotic mannopeptimycin.