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Evolution of broad spectrum β-lactam resistance in an engineered metallo-β-lactamase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jan 2013
Sun Song, Zhang Wei, Mannervik Bengt, Andersson Dan I
Abstract excerpt
The extensive use and misuse of antibiotics during the last seven decades has led to the evolution and global spread of a variety of resistance mechanisms in bacteria. Of high medical importance are β-lactamases, a group of enzymes inactivating β-lactam antibiotics. Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) ar...
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