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Synthesis of Penicillin: 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid in Penicillin Fermentations

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THE work reported here stemmed from the experiments described in an earlier communication1 on p-aminobenzylpenicillin, in which discrepancies were observed between chemical and biological methods of penicillin assay when a precursor was omitted from penicillin fermentations.

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    F. R. BATCHELOR, F. P. DOYLE, J. H. C. NAYLER & G. N. ROLINSON

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BATCHELOR, F., DOYLE, F., NAYLER, J. et al. Synthesis of Penicillin: 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid in Penicillin Fermentations. Nature 183, 257–258 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183257b0

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