PCR-cloning of the pac gene from E. coli ATCC11105--observations on the expression of a recombinant periplasmic protein.

The penicillin acylase gene (pac) amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from Escherichia coli (E.coli) ATCC11105 genomic DNA was cloned into pUC9, pEMBL9+ and pCP40 vectors. A penicillin acylase precursor was overexpressed at 26 degrees C from pac-pEMBL9+ and pac-pCP40 constructs transformed into E.