Biotransformation of antibiotics. II. Investigation of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase in Streptomyces griseus.

Abstract

Additional parameters for the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) activity in spores of Ss griseus are substantiated.A linear increase inactivity was observed with increasing spore number up to a concentration of 5 x 1010 spores/ml. Similarly an increase of the chloram-