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Published on: January 3, 2018
The stereochemical course of sulphuryl transfer catalysed by arylsulphatase II from Aspergillus oryzae
C L Chai1, W A Loughlin, G Lowe
1Dyson Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, U.K.
Abstract:
Phenyl [(R)-16O,17O,18O]sulphate was synthesized and used to study the stereochemical course of sulphuryl transfer to p-cresol catalysed by arylsulphatase II from Aspergillus oryzae. The reaction was shown to proceed with retention of configuration at the sulphur atom, providing evidence for the involvement of a sulpho-enzyme intermediate on the reaction pathway.
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