| abstract |
A process for the one step conversion of cephalosporin C and derivatives thereof to the corresponding 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and derivatives comprising treating said cephalosporin C and derivatives with a cephalosporin C amidase derived from Bacillus megaterium ATCC 53667, or from any cephalosporin C amidase producing, or potentially producing descendants thereof, or from any expression of the genetic material of said Bacillus megaterium ATCC 53667, or any cephalosporin C amidase producing, or potentially producing descendants thereof. |