Conversion of D-lysine via L-pepecolic acid in Neurospora crassa
- PMID: 125972
- DOI: 10.1515/znc-1975-3-419
Conversion of D-lysine via L-pepecolic acid in Neurospora crassa
Abstract
Neurospora crassa converts D-lysine to L-pipecolic acid and the latter to L-lysine by a pathway outlined herein and different from mechanisms hitherto known to be involved in interconversions of enantiomers of amino acids.