Figure 1.
Fig. 1. The reaction catalyzed by methylaspartase. The
reverse reaction is both stereo- and regiospecific. Harnessing
this reaction for organic synthesis would provide a new route to
homochiral aspartic acids.
The above figure is reprinted
by permission from the ASBMB:
J Biol Chem
(2002,
277,
8306-8311)
copyright 2002.
