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Chem. Commun., 2006, 1079 - 1081, DOI: 10.1039/b515763c

Characterisation of Streptomyces spheroides NovW and revision of its functional assignment to a dTDP-6-deoxy-D-xylo-4-hexulose 3-epimerase

Mónica Tello, Piotr Jakimowicz, James C. Errey, Caren L. Freel Meyers, Christopher T. Walsh, Mark J. Buttner, David M. Lawson and Robert A. Field

Characterisation of recombinant Streptomyces spheroides NovW in vitro suggests that it is not a kinetically competent dual action dTDP-6-deoxy-D-xylo-4-hexulose 3,5-epimerase, but possesses only significant 3-epimerase activity.

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