摘要 |
Phthalyl amidase is an enzyme previously unknown in the art that catalyzes removal of the phthalyl moiety from phthalyl-containing amides. The current invention provides said phthalyl amidase, means for producing it by culturing the natural organism from which the activity was identified, and methods for using said phthalyl amidase to remove the phthalyl moiety from phthalyl-containing amides. |