We used ultraviolet (UV) radiation to induce mutation in three locally isolated strains of Escherichia coli. Different dilutions of bacterial cultures were exposed to UV lamp of 254 nm wavelength for different time intervals at varied distances ranging from 5 to 210 sec and 5 to 100 cm. Viable colonies were screened for mutants with an increased production of penicillin G acylase (PGA) and a re...

Penicillin G acylase (PGA; EC 3.5.1.11) is a hydrolytic enzyme that acts on the side chains of penicillin G, cephalosporin G and related ntibiotics to produce the -lactam antibiotic intermediates 6-amino penicillanic acid (6-APA) and 7-amino des-acetoxy cephalosporanic acid 7-ADCA), with phenyl acetic acid (PAA) as a common by-product. These antibiotic intermediates are among the potential buil...

Objective: Green microalgae are fast growing organisms and known to have diverse bioactive compounds biomolecules. The chemical composition antibacterial activities of a green microalga, A. dimorphus BIOTECH 4039 were studied. 
 Material Method: Dried algal biomass was subjected proximate elemental analysis. Methanolic extract used determine the total phenolic content activity microalga. a...

Several screening methods were developed for the selection of Pseudomonas strains capable of hydrolyzing glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid. An isolate exhibiting high acylase activity, designated BL072, was identified as a strain of Pseudomonas diminuta. It grew optimally at pH 7 to 8 and at a temperature of 32 to 40 degrees C, but acylase activity was highest ...

The catalytic properties of penicillin G acylase (PGA) from Escherichia coli in kinetically controlled synthesis of β-lactam antibiotics are negatively affected upon immobilization on hydrophobic acrylic carriers. Two strategies have been here pursued to improve the synthetic performance of PGA immobilized on epoxy-activated acrylic carriers. First, an aldehyde-based spacer was inserted on the ...