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  • Title: [Substrate specificity of the beta-lactamases found in a number of clinical strains of gram-negative bacteria].
    Author: Sazykin AIu, Navashin SM.
    Journal: Antibiotiki; 1984 Sep; 29(9):657-61. PubMed ID: 6334489.
    Abstract:
    The substrate profiles of beta-lactamases defected in 46 clinical polyresistant strains of gram-negative bacteria were determined. By the substrate profile and sensitivity to inhibitors (dicloxacillin and p-CMB) beta-lactamases were considered to belong to classes I, II, III, IV and V of the Richmond classification. The molecular weights of the enzymes were measured. Enterobacter aerogenes 6803, Enterobacter aerogenes 11030 and Klebsiella pneumoniae 970 produced simultaneously two beta-lactamases belonging to different classes. beta-Lactamases of classes I and III were detected in the cells of Enterobacter aerogenes 6803. The cells of Enterobacter aerogenes 11030 contained beta-lactamases of classes V and III and the cells of Klebsiella pneumonia 970 beta-lactamases of classes II and III. Therefore, in all the cases one of beta-lactamases belonged to the class III enzyme close to TEM beta-lactamases by its substrate profile, molecular weight and sensitivity to the inhibitors. Cephalexin and dicloxacillin were most frequently stable to the effect of the above beta-lactamases. The enzymes from 26 strains did not hydrolyse or hydrolysed slightly cephalexin and the enzymes from 19 strains did not hydrolyse of hydrolysed slightly dicloxacillin.
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