R. Fernandezlafuente et al., CHEMOENZYMATIC ONE-POT-SYNTHESIS OF CEFAZOLIN FROM CEPHALOSPORIN-C INFULLY AQUEOUS-MEDIUM, INVOLVING 3 CONSECUTIVE BIOTRANSFORMATIONS CATALYZED BY D-AMINO-ACID OXIDASE, GLUTARYL ACYLASE AND PENICILLIN-G ACYLASE, Tetrahedron letters, 38(26), 1997, pp. 4693-4696
A new chemoenzymatic synthesis of Cefazolin through the correct assemb
ly of three biotransformations catalysed by D-aminoacid oxidase, gluta
ryl acylase and penicillin G acylase is described. This multienzymatic
synthesis has been performed from the natural Cephalosporin C in full
y aqueous medium without intermediate purification stages. Almost quan
titative yields have been achieved in all the enzymatic reactions. (C)
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