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. 1982 Jun 1;203(3):791–793. doi: 10.1042/bj2030791

Stoichiometry of oxygen consumption in the biosynthesis of isopenicillin from a tripeptide.

R L White, E M John, J E Baldwin, E P Abraham
PMCID: PMC1158298  PMID: 7115317

Abstract

The biosynthesis of isopenicillin N from delta-(L-alpha-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine in a cell-free system has been correlated wih O2 consumption by two methods, involving the use of an oxygen-electrode and an n.m.r. spectrometer respectively. The results are consistent with a 1 : 1 stoichiometric ratio for the dioxygen consumed to the isopenicillin N formed.

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