6-APA
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6-APA is the chemical compound (+)-6-aminopenicillanic acid.

Use

6-APA is the core of penicillin
Penicillin
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V....

s. It is obtained from the fermentation brew of the Penicillium
Penicillium
Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. Members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body...

mold and used as the main starting block for the preparation of numerous semisynthetic penicillins.

Manufacture

This useful compound is made as follows:
Weissenburger, H. W. O.; Van der Hoven, M. G.; Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas 1970,
89, 1081.

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