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Expanding Aminoglycoside Resistance Enzyme Regiospecificity by Mutation and Truncation.
Biochemistry - 11 Oct 2016
Holbrook Selina Y L, Garneau-Tsodikova Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Aminoglycosides (AGs) are broad-spectrum antibiotics famous for their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as mycobacteria. In the United States, the most prescribed AGs, including amikacin (AMK), gentamicin (GEN), and tobramycin (TOB), are vital components of the treatment for resistant bacterial infections. Arbekacin (ABK), a semisynthetic AG, is widely used for the...
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