The enzymes from the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense and the archaeon Haloferax volcanii are part of the L-arabinose degradation pathway and prefer NADP+ over NAD+. In vitro the enzyme from Azospirillum brasilense shows also high catalytic efficiency with D-galactose. The enzyme is specific for alpha-L-arabinopyranose [3,4].
Aro-Karkkainen N, Toivari M, Maaheimo H, Ylilauri M, Pentikainen OT, Andberg M, Oja M, Penttila M, Wiebe MG, Ruohonen L, Koivula A.
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L-arabinose/D-galactose 1-dehydrogenase of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii characterised and applied for bioconversion of L-arabinose to L-arabonate with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
