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A eukaryotic alanine racemase gene involved in cyclic peptide biosynthesis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Feb 2000
Cheng Y Q, Walton J D
Abstract excerpt
The cyclic tetrapeptide HC-toxin is an essential virulence determinant for the plant pathogenic fungus Cochliobolus carbonum and an inhibitor of histone deacetylase. The major form of HC-toxin contains the D-isomers of Ala and Pro. The non-ribosomal peptide synthetase that synthesizes HC-toxin has only one epimerizing domain for conversion of L-Pro to D-Pro; the source of D-Ala has remained unknown. Here we...
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