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SUBMITTER: Park JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3539701 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20121220 Pt 1
The meso isomer of diaminopimelate (meso-DAP) is a biosynthetic precursor of L-lysine in bacteria and plants, and is a key component of the peptidoglycan layer in the cell walls of Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. Diaminopimelate epimerase (DapF) is a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-independent racemase which catalyses the interconversion of (6S,2S)-2,6-diaminopimelic acid (LL-DAP) and meso-DAP. In this study, DapF from Acinetobacter baumannii was overexpressed in Escherichia coli strain So ...[more]