The 2.0 A crystal structure of cephalosporin acylase.
Kim, Y., Yoon, K., Khang, Y., Turley, S., Hol, W.G.(2000) Structure 8: 1059-1068
- PubMed: 11080627 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00505-0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1FM2 - PubMed Abstract: 
Semisynthetic cephalosporins are primarily synthesized from 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA), which is usually obtained by chemical deacylation of cephalosporin C (CPC). The chemical production of 7-ACA includes, however, several expensive steps and requires thorough treatment of chemical wastes ...