摘要 |
Process for the preparation of a beta-lactam antibiotic in which a beta-lactam nucleus is subjected to an enzymatic acylation reaction with the aid of an acylation agent at a molar ratio of acylation agent/beta-lactam nucleus of less than 2.5, with the acylation agent and/or the beta-lactam nucleus being supersaturated in the reaction mixture during at least part of the acylation reaction. In the process, a concentrated slurry or solution, for instance, of the beta-lactam nucleus and/or the acylation agent with a different pH or a higher temperature than the pH or temperature at which the acylation reaction is carried out is added to the reaction mixture during the acylation reaction. Both the beta-lactam nucleus and the acylation agent may be supersaturated in the reaction mixture. |