摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for the stereospecific synthesis and for the enantiomeric enrichment of β-amino acids. A novel D-β-aminotransferase, which exhibits stereoselectivity for D-β-phenylalanine, (D-3 amino-3-phenylpropinine acid) was purified from a newly-isolated strain of Variouorax paradoxus. A novel L-β-aminotransferase was purified from a newly-isolated strain of Alcaligenes eutrophus. The D- and L-β-aminotransferases can be used to facilitate the stereoselective biosynthesis of β-D-phenylalanine or β-L-phenylalanine, from a mixture of L-glutamic acid or L-alanine, respectively, and 3-keto-3-phenylpropionic acid in the presence of the cofactor pyridoxal phosphate.