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Screening and characterization of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase

US5766871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1996
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2333/98
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of screening for a given enzyme in colony-forming cells using a substrate of the enzyme that has low solubility. Use of such a method leads to the discovery of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid (GL-7-ACA) acylase of Pseudomonas nitroreducens. Also disclosed is a method of obtaining GL-7-ACA acylase from Pseudomonas cells.

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