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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Svend Kaasgaard, Søborg, DK;
Klaus Kristiansen, Lyngby, DK;
Henrik Mølgaard, Lyngby, DK;
Assignee:
Gist-Brocades, Delft, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 3/506 ; C12P 3/700 ; C12N 9/00 ; C12N 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 3/506 ; C12P 3/700 ; C12N 9/00 ; C12N 1/20 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the biosynthesis of &bgr;-lactam antibiotics. More specifically, the invention relates to processes of producing &bgr;-lactam antibiotics in vivo and in vitro. Also contemplated is a novel enzyme capable of catalyzing certain steps involved in &bgr;-lactam biosynthesis. Further, the invention relates to a DNA construct encoding the novel enzyme, a recombinant vector or transformation vehicle comprising the DNA construct, and finally a cell comprising the DNA construct or recombinant vector.