Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Kurt Hobert

Gerhard Seibert

Werner Aretz

Dirk Bottger

Peter Welzel

Alois Tumulka

A new Bacillus species and the appropriate enzymes obtained therefrom can be used to break down phosphoglycolipid antibiotics. The breakdown products of moenomycins display antibiotic activity or can be used as building blocks for the synthetic preparation of transglycosylase inhibitors.

Bacillus strain for breaking down moenomycins

A new microorganism for breaking down moenomycins, a process for the breakdown, and the use of the breakdown products are disclosed. A new Bacillus species and the appropriate enzymes obtained therefrom can be used to break down phosphoglycolipid antibiotics. The breakdown products of moenomycins display antibiotic activity or can be used as building blocks for the synthetic preparation of transglycosylase inhibitors.

Microorganism for breaking down moenomycins, a process for the

A new Bacillus species and the appropriate enzymes obtained therefrom can be used to break down phosphoglycolipid antibiotics. The breakdown products of moenomycins display antibiotic activity or can be used as building blocks for the synthetic preparation of transglycosylas inhibitors.

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