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Current state and perspectives of penicillin G acylase-based biocatalyses

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    SYSNO ASEP0435793
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleCurrent state and perspectives of penicillin G acylase-based biocatalyses
    Author(s) Marešová, Helena (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Plačková, Martina (MBU-M) RID
    Grulich, Michal (MBU-M) RID
    Kyslík, Pavel (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology. - : Springer - ISSN 0175-7598
    Roč. 98, č. 7 (2014), s. 2867-2879
    Number of pages11 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryDE - Germany
    KeywordsPenicillin G acylase ; beta lactam biocatalysis ; Enantioselectivity
    Subject RIVEE - Microbiology, Virology
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000334167900003
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5492-7
    AnnotationIn the course of more than 60-year history, penicillin G acylase (PGA) gained a unique position among enzymes used by pharmaceutical industry for production of beta-lactam antibiotics. Kinetically controlled enzymatic syntheses of cephalosporins of novel generations in which PGA catalyzes coupling of activated acyl donor with nucleophile belong among the latest large-scale applications. Contrary to rather specific roles of other enzymes involved in beta-lactam biocatalyses, the PGA seems to have the greatest potential. On the laboratory scale, other applications with industrial potential were described, e.g., directed evolution of the enzyme to meet specific demands of industrial processes or its modification into the enzyme catalyzing reactions with novel substrates. The fact that beta-lactams represent the most important group of antibiotics comprising 65 % of the world antibiotic market explains such a tremendous and continuous interest in this enzyme. Indeed, the annual consumption of PGA has recently been estimated to range from 10 to 30 million tons. The application potential of the enzyme goes beyond the beta-lactam biocatalysis due to its enantioselectivity and promiscuity: the PGA can be used for the production of achiral and chiral compounds convenient for the preparation of synthons and active pharmaceutical ingrediences, respectively. These biocatalyses, however, still wait for large-scale application.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2015
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