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  • Title: On the kinetic interaction between ceftriaxone and some beta-lactamases.
    Author: Amicosante G, Maccarrone M, Franceschini N, Oliva B, Segatore B, Oratore A.
    Journal: Drugs Exp Clin Res; 1988; 14(1):25-30. PubMed ID: 3260552.
    Abstract:
    The activity of beta-lactamases from Citrobacter diversus ULA-27 on ceftriaxone, a widely recognized third-generation cephalosporin, has been examined and compared to the activity of various other beta-lactamases from different sources. Ceftriaxone (Roche S.p.A. Milan) was found to be resistant to hydrolysis by beta-lactamases from Enterobacter cloacae and Bacillus cereus, but susceptible to beta-lactamases from Mycobacterium fortuitum strain Cow 18 and, mostly, to beta-lactamases from various strains of Citrobacter diversus. Derivatives with substituents in the 3-position of ceftriaxone, namely cefotaxime (Roussel Maestretti S.p.A., Milan) and ceftizoxime (Farmitalia Carlo Erba, Milan), were much less susceptible to hydrolysis by C. diversus ULA-27 enzymes (22 and 6% of ceftriaxone hydrolysis, respectively), the hydrolysis rate being paralleled by differences in MIC values. Ceftriaxone inhibited the activity of E. cloacae beta-lactamases toward cefazolin as substrate, but the inhibition was totally abolished by preincubation of ceftriaxone with the enzyme before addition of the substrate. Overall, the data point to a relevance of C. diversus ULA-27 beta-lactamases in the mechanism of resistance of this strain to the various third-generation cephalosporins.
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