Abstract
A high-throughput solid phase screening method has been developed for alanine racemase. Conversion of an l-amino acid to the d-amino acid is detected by a d-amino acid oxidase, which is utilised as a reporter enzyme along with horseradish peroxidase and a colourimetric dye. This system has successfully been used to identify a mutant with increased activity towards arginine. Kinetic analysis and modelling studies have been performed to understand the effect of the mutations found. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7564-7567 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2012 |
Keywords
- Amino acid
- Biocatalysis
- High-throughput screening
- Protein engineering
- Racemase