as an amine donor for ω-transaminase mediated (R)-amination[2]
as a substrate for the treatment of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO )-transfected cells[3]
to measure the heat capacity of L-alanine single crystal[4]
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D-Alanine is the non-proteinogenic form of alanine which is used in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. D-Alanine is used to study the specificity and kinetics of alanine racemase(s) (alaR).
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1794(7), 1030-1040 (2009-03-31)
Alanine racemase (AlaR) is a bacterial enzyme that belongs to the fold-type III group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes. AlaR catalyzes the interconversion between L- and D-alanine, which is important for peptidoglycan biosynthesis. This enzyme is common in prokaryotes, but
A system for omega-transaminase mediated (R)-amination using L-alanine as an amine donor
Journal of bacteriology, 194(3), 708-714 (2011-11-30)
Ltnα and Ltnβ are individual components of the two-peptide lantibiotic lacticin 3147 and are unusual in that, although ribosomally synthesized, they contain d-amino acids. These result from the dehydration of l-serine to dehydroalanine by LtnM and subsequent stereospecific hydrogenation to
D-Amino Acids: Physiology, Metabolism, and Application (2016)
Although a physiological role for redox signaling is now clearly established, the processes sensitive to redox signaling remains to be identified. Ratiometric probes selective for H2O2 have revealed its complex spatiotemporal dynamics during neural development and adult regeneration and perturbations
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