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. 2007 Jun 22;73(16):5370–5373. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00807-07

TABLE 2.

Synthesis of various l-amino acids from the corresponding d-amino acid amides by LaaA in the presence of ACL racemase

Substrate Product Yield (%)a ee (%)
d-Alanine amide l-Alanine 100b >99
d-Leucine amide l-Leucine 100c >99
d-Methionine amide l-Methionine 100c >99
a

Concentration in the reaction mixture.

b

Synthesized for 12 h using LaaA (0.45 mg) and ACL racemase (10 mg).

c

Synthesized for 20 h using LaaA (0.45 mg) and ACL racemase (0.13 mg).