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Testing the Role of Multicopy Plasmids in the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Published on: May 2, 2018
Kinetics study of KPC-3, a plasmid-encoded class A carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase
Jimena Alba1, Yoshikazu Ishii, Kenneth Thomson
1Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 1438540, Japan.
Abstract:
The kinetic activity of KPC-3, a plasmid-encoded class A carbapenemase, was studied. It hydrolyzed penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and even sulbactam. The best substrate was cephalothin (k(cat/K)m = 3.48 microM(-1) s(-1)). The efficiency of the enzyme was similar for imipenem and meropenem (k(cat)/K(m), 1.4 and 1.94 microM(-1) s(-1), respectively).
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