Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5167676 Phytochemistry 2006 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
Two specific tropinone reductases produce tropine or pseudotropine. Enzymes were isolated, characterised, cloned, and expressed from Solanaceae. Stereospecificity of reduction is achieved by binding tropinone in the enzymes' active centres in opposite orientation.
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