Arthrobacter nicotianae

Figure 10 Carboxylafion of indole by whole cells of Arthrobacter nicotianae...

Boesten, W.H.J., Raemakers-Franken, PC., Sonke, T. et al. (2003) Protein and cDNA sequences of -//- -amino acid amide racemases cloned from Ochrobactrum anthropi and Arthrobacter nicotianae, W02003106691. 

The enzyme was found in Arthrobacter nicotianae FI1612 and several molds. Its activity was induced specifically by indole-3-carboxylate, but not by indole. The indole-3-carboxylate decarboxylase of A. nicotianae FI1612 catalyzed the nonoxidative decarboxylation of indole-3-carboxylate into indole, and efficiently carboxylated indole and 2-methyhndole by the reverse reactirai. 

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