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Characterization of a new TEM-derived beta-lactamase produced in a Serratia marcescens strain.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 1997
Perilli M, Felici A, Franceschini N, De Santis A, Pagani L, Luzzaro F, Oratore A, Rossolini G M, Knox J R, Amicosante G
Abstract excerpt
A natural TEM variant beta-lactamase was isolated from an epidemic strain of Serratia marcescens. Nucleotide gene sequencing revealed multiple point mutations located in the 42-to-44 tripeptide and positions 145 to 146, 178, and 238. In addition, a glutamic acid 212 deletion was also found. The purified enzyme was studied from a kinetic point of view, revealing the highest catalytic efficiency (k[cat]/Km) values...
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