Hydantoinases ? significance and applications in biotechnology

• Authors: G. Latacz , E. Pekala , K. Kiec-Kononowicz
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Hydantoinase is an industrial enzyme widely used for the synthesis of nonnatural D- or L-amino acids. Optically pure amino acids are required for production of semisynthetic antibiotics, active peptides or agrochemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, pyrethroides, and are important as feed and food additives. Major advantages of application of hydantoinase in industry are: high efficiency, stereoselectivity, easy production of substrates for enzyme and environment friendly alternative to chemical methods.

Keywords

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BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDANTOINASE

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 189-205

Contributors

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G. Latacz

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E. Pekala

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K. Kiec-Kononowicz

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: Gniewomir Latacz, Katedra Technologii i Biotechnologii Srodkow Leczniczych, Collegium Medium, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, ul. Medyczna 9, 30-688 Krakow, Poland