26. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
L and D Amino Acids
5PRACTICE PROBLEM
Enzymes are chiral and react at different rates with a pair of enantiomers. Hydrolysis of esters can be catalyzed using the enzyme esterase. This enzyme hydrolyzes esters of L-amino acids much more rapidly than the esters of D-amino acids. Describe how you can separate L-alanine and D-alanine using this enzyme.
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Enzymes are chiral and react at different rates with a pair of enantiomers. Hydrolysis of esters can be catalyzed using the enzyme esterase. This enzyme hydrolyzes esters of L-amino acids much more rapidly than the esters of D-amino acids. Describe how you can separate L-alanine and D-alanine using this enzyme.