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Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid by Dermatophytes

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FOLLOWING the isolation of 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) by Batchelor et al.1,2, a number of papers dealing with its formation both by fermentation and by microbial hydrolysis have been published3. Cole and Rolinson4 recently reported on production of 6-APA by certain species of Cephalosporium and Emericellopsis.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University Medical School, Debrecen, 12, Hungary

    J. URI & G. VALU

  2. Antibiotic Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,

    I. BÉKÉSI

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URI, J., VALU, G. & BÉKÉSI, I. Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid by Dermatophytes. Nature 200, 896–897 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200896a0

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