6-Oxopiperidine-2-carboxylic acid (OCA; cyclic alpha-aminoadipic acid) reverses the L-lysine inhibition of penicillin G production by Penicillium chrysogenum PQ-96. The reaction probably depends on the recovery of L-alpha-aminoadipic acid for penicillin G production from OCA.
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