Biochemical Properties and Crystal Structure of a Novel Beta-Phenylalanine Aminotransferase from Variovorax Paradoxus
Crismaru, C.G., Wybenga, G.G., Szymanski, W., Wijma, H.J., Wu, B., Dewildeman, S., Poelarends, G.J., Dijkstra, B.W., Janssen, D.B.(2013) Appl Environ Microbiol 79: 185
- PubMed: 23087034 
- DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02525-12
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4AO9, 4AOA - PubMed Abstract: 
By selective enrichment, we isolated a bacterium that can use β-phenylalanine as a sole nitrogen source. It was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as a strain of Variovorax paradoxus. Enzyme assays revealed an aminotransferase activity. Partial genome sequencing and screening of a cosmid DNA library resulted in the identification of a 1,302-bp aminotransferase gene, which encodes a 46,416-Da protein ...