Question

Penicillin amidases are used in the production of different kinds of penicillins.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked in class test.

The query is from Immobilized Enzymes in division Immobilized Enzymes and their Uses of Enzyme Technology

Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

To explain I would say: In conventional procedures of producing penicillin, specific hydrolysis of amide link may be possible and may also cause no hydrolysis of the intrinsically more labile, but pharmacologically essential b-lactam ring, are difficult to attain. For such hydrolysis, penicillin amidases become necessary. Hence the above statement is true.