Abstract
Biosynthetic incorporation of β-(1-azulenyl)-l-alanine, an isostere of tryptophan, is reported using a tryptophan auxotroph expression host. The azulene moiety introduced this way in proteins features many attractive spectroscopic properties, particularly suitable for in vivo studies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 213-216 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Amino Acids |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Fluorescence
- Lactococcus lactis
- Spectroscopic probe
- Tryptophan analog
- Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry