Enzymatic preparation of aromatic ethylamines from aromatic L-amino acids

H Nakazawa, K Sano, K Matsuda…

Index: Nakazawa, Hidetsugu; Sano, Konosuke; Matsuda, Keizo; Mitsugi, Koji Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 1993 , vol. 57, # 7 p. 1210 - 1211

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Abstract

Various aromatic ethylamines are useful as inhibitors of aromatic L-amino acid metabolism, or as pharmaceuticals or their precursors. 1) For enzymatic preparation of tyramine and dopamine, L-tyrosine decarboxylase was found in Streptococcus faecalis by Gale. 2-4) However, enzymatic preparations of the other aromatic ethylamines are unknown. The occurrence of aromatic L-amino aCid decarboxylase activity in bacteria was investigated. ...