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Penicillin V acylase (PVA), isolated from Bacillus sphaericus, catalyses the hydrolysis of penicillin V to 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) and phenoxyacetic acid. This reaction is commercially important because 6-APA is used in the synthesis of semi-synthetic penicillins. The enzyme undergoes post-translational autocatalytic self-cleavage to produce the mature enzyme. A tripeptide of Met-Leu-Gly is removed to expose the catalytic N-terminal cysteine residue. PVA belongs to the N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) superfamily.
Defined by 4 residues: CYS:A-1TYR:A-82ASN:A-175ARG:A-228