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A novel biological method was developed for the production of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) from L-tyrosine by p-hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase of Escherichia coli strain W (ATCC 11105). About 48 mM (or 1% w/v) L-DOPA was obtained by a fed batch operation in 50 h when a recombinant strain constitutively producing the enzyme was used.
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Lee, JY., Xun, L. Novel Biological Process for L-DOPA Production from L-Tyrosine by P-Hydroxyphenylacetate 3-Hydroxylase. Biotechnology Letters 20, 479–482 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005440229420
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