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Mutation S115T in IMP-Type Metallo-β-Lactamases Compensates for Decreased Expression Levels Caused by Mutation S119G.
Biomolecules - 11 Nov 2019
Zhang Charles J, Faheem Mohammad, Dang Paulie, Morris Monica N, Kumar Pooja, Oelschlaeger Peter
Abstract excerpt
(1) Background: Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) have raised concerns due to their ability to inactivate carbapenems and newer generation cephalosporins and the absence of clinically available MBL inhibitors. Their genes are often transferred horizontally, and the number of MBL variants has grown exponentially, with many newer variants showing enhanced enzyme activity or stability. In this study, we investigated a...
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