6-APA production by free and agar immobilized bacteria

by Sanjoy Das

β- Lactam antibiotics, in particular penicillins and cephalosporins have the annual sales of 65% of the total antibiotics market. Therefore the annual expenditure of penicillin G acylase (PGA) is estimated to be in the range of 10-30 million tons. PGA immobilization preparations (both enzyme and cells) to successfully produce 10,000 tons of total 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) provide a novel direction to the antibiotics industries promoting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3659160458
• ISBN13: 9783659160455
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"