• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.217-221
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• 2001

Pseudomonas sp. PA09 was isolated from farm soil and used for the optical resolution of D-pipecolic acid from DL-popecolic acid. The strain PA09 consumed L-pipecolic acid preferentially as the sole carbon and energy source, thus accumulating D-pipecolic acid in the culture broth. Optimization to improve the enantiomeric excess and yield was performed. The time course experiment showed that the strain OP09 consumed L-pipecolic acid almost to completion after 35h of cultivation, and the enantiomeric excess and the yield (% of residual D-pipecolic acid) were 99.8 and 96.0%, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.296-304
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• 2009

The nutritional significance of essential amino acids, as well as non-essential amino acids, is well documented in poultry production with regards to growth performance and protein accretion. However, the function of amino acids in the stress response is still unclear. L-Pipecolic acid, a L-lysine metabolite in the brain, induced a hypnotic and sedative effect acting via the ${\gamma}$- aminobutyric acid receptors. L-Arginine also induced a sedative effect via its metabolism to L-ornithine. In addition, three-carbon nonessential amino acids like L-alanine, L-serine and L-cysteine also induced sedative effects. These facts suggest that the requirement for amino acids in both essential and non-essential types may require reconsideration to add the concept of stress amelioration in the future.