Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.5.2.6
Product Overview
High-quality enzyme products. Well-defined strains can be also provided for our clients to manufacture fermented products in a cost-effective way.
Features
Ready-to-use product, accelerating research progress, enhancing application performance.
Synonyms
penicillinase; cephalosporinase; neutrapen; penicillin β-lactamase; exopenicillinase; ampicillinase; penicillin amido-β-lactamhydrolase; penicillinase I; penicillinase II; β-lactamase I; β-lactamase II; β-lactamase III; β-lactamase A; β-lactamase B; β-lactamase C; β-lactamase AME I; cephalosporin-β-lactamase
Function
A group of enzymes of varying specificity hydrolysing β-lactams; some act more rapidly on penicillins, some more rapidly on cephalosporins. The latter were formerly listed as EC 3.5.2.8, cephalosporinase.
Applications
Research Use
Production Methods
Fermentation
Activity
600-1500 IU beta-lactamase I per vial; 60-100 IU beta-lactamase II per vial
Unit Definition
One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 μmole substrate per min (βI: benzylpenicillin; βII: cephalosporin C) in phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 at 25°C.
Reaction
a β-lactam + H2O = a substituted β-amino acid
Specification
On customer requests