BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan native can be thanked for the creation of synthetic penicillin, which can be used to make more effective antibiotics. John Sheehan was born in Battle Creek ...
Penicillin G acylase (PGA) remains a linchpin in the industrial synthesis of β-lactam antibiotics, with Escherichia coli serving as the primary host for its large‐scale production. The enzyme ...
John C. Sheehan, who in 1957 chemically synthesized penicillin, a feat that had been thought impossible, died March 21 of congestive heart failure at his home in Key Biscayne, Fla. He was 76 years old ...
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