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EC 3.5.1.11 Details
EC number
3.5.1.11
Accepted name
penicillin amidase
Reaction
penicillin + H2O = a carboxylate + 6-aminopenicillanate
Other name(s)
penicillin acylase,
benzylpenicillin acylase,
novozym 217,
semacylase,
α-acylamino-β-lactam acylhydrolase,
ampicillin acylase
Systematic name
penicillin amidohydrolase
CAS registry number
9014-06-6
History
created 1961
EC Tree
3.5.1.34 created 1972, deleted 1981
3.5.1.37 created 1972, deleted 1976
3.5.1.45 created 1978, deleted 1986
3.5.1.80 created 1999, deleted 2002