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SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3722611 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kawaguchi Jun J Maejima Kumino K Kuroiwa Hiroyuki H Taki Masumi M
FEBS open bio 20130611
The introduction of non-natural amino acids at the N-terminus of peptides/proteins using leucyl/phenylalanyl-tRNA-protein transferase (L/F-transferase) is a useful technique for protein engineering. To accelerate the chemoenzymatic reaction, here we systematically optimized the N-terminal penultimate residue of the acceptor peptide. Positively charged, small, or hydrophilic amino acids at this position show positive effects for the reaction. Kinetic analysis of peptides possessing different penu ...[more]