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We here describe enzymatic synthesis of various optically active amino acids from cheaply available starting materials with microbial pyridoxal 5′ - phosphate enzymes such as methionine γ-lyase, tryptophan synthase and O-acetylhomoserine(thiol)lyase.
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Soda, K., Esaki, N., Tanaka, H. (1986). Synthesis of Optically Active Amino Acids with Microbial Enzymes. In: Alani, D.I., Moo-Young, M. (eds) Perspectives in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4321-6_8
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