Process for producing 7beta-(4-carboxybutanamido)-cephalosporanic acid acylase (GA) enzyme.

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for producing large amounts of 7 beta -(4-carboxybutanamido)-cephalosporanic acid acylase ("GA") enzyme, which process consists in growing, under suitable culture conditions, a recombinant Escherichia coli K12 strain and subsequently extracting the enzyme from the resulting culture. Enzyme production is controlled by a particular expression system which can be induced by corn-steep liquor, an extremely low cost component of the culture medium. The enzyme can be used in the enzymatic preparation of 7-amino-cephalosporanic acid by starting from 7 beta -(4-carboxybutanamido)-cephalosporanic acid.