Molecular cloning and analysis of the gene encoding the thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3412-3418

  Verhaert, Raymond M D ^a   Riemens, Anja M ^b   Van Der Laan, Jan Metske ^b   Van Duin, Jan ^a   Quax, Wim J ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Gist Brocades NV   (Netherlands)

^c Genencor International BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN AMIDASE; PENICILLIN G;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030882016     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3412-3418.1997     Document Type: Article

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