Research Article

Identification, Cloning, and Characterization of l-Phenylserine Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas syringae NK-15

Table 3

Substrate specificity of L-phenylserine dehydrogenase.

CompoundConcentrationRelative activity
(mM)(%)

DL-threo- -phenylserine20100
D-threo- -phenylserine100
DL-erythro- -phenylserine20840
DL-threo-(2-thienyl)serine20530
(S)-phenylethanol106.9
DL-hydroxynorvaline200
L-threonine100
D-threonine100
L-allo-threonine100
D-allo-threonine100
L-serine100
D-serine100
L-phenylalanine100
D-phenylalanine100

L-Phenylserine dehydrogenase activity was determined in reaction mixtures containing 10 or 20 mM substrate, as indicated, and 1.0 mM NAD+ in 0.2 M glycine-KCl-KOH buffer (pH 10.5) at .