Production of functionally active <it>Penicillium chrysogenum </it>isopenicillin N synthase in the yeast <it>Hansenula polymorpha</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>β-Lactams like penicillin and cephalosporin are among the oldest known antibiotics used against bacterial infections. Industrially, penicillin is produced by the filamentous fungus <it>Penicillium chrysogenum</it>. Our go...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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Series: | BMC Biotechnology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/8/29 |