Comparative study of 6-APA production by free and agar immobilized bacteria in nutrient broth culture

Indian J Exp Biol. 2011 Apr;49(4):289-92.

Abstract

In the present study different bacterial samples were isolated from soil of different places of Dibrugarh and screened for biotransformation ability to produce 6-Aminopenicillanic acid. Among ten isolated bacterial samples, three gram positive bacterial samples designated as AKDD-2, AKDD-4 and AKDD-6 showed the production of 6-APA from penicillin G. Assessment of production of 6-APA after incubation in penicillin G (2 mg/ml) by three different samples separately in free and agar immobilization state was done by HPLC analysis. Reusability of immobilized cells was found successful up to 14 days.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agar
  • Biotransformation
  • Cells, Immobilized
  • Culture Media
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism*
  • India
  • Penicillanic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Penicillanic Acid / metabolism
  • Penicillin G / metabolism
  • Soil Microbiology

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Penicillanic Acid
  • Agar
  • Penicillin G
  • aminopenicillanic acid