| Literature DB >> 22908150 |
Toni L Lamoureaux1, Hilary Frase, Nuno T Antunes, Sergei B Vakulenko.
Abstract
The class A carbapenemase KPC-6 produces resistance to a broad range of β-lactam antibiotics. This enzyme hydrolyzes penicillins, the monobactam aztreonam, and carbapenems with similar catalytic efficiencies, ranging from 10(5) to 10(6) M(-1) s(-1). The catalytic efficiencies of KPC-6 against cephems vary to a greater extent, ranging from 10(3) M(-1) s(-1) for the cephamycin cefoxitin and the extended-spectrum cephalosporin ceftazidime to 10(5) to 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) for the narrow-spectrum and some of the extended-spectrum cephalosporins.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22908150 PMCID: PMC3486543 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01338-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191