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. 1998 Sep;42(9):2319–2325. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2319

TABLE 5.

Kinetic characteristics for the inactivation chemistry of the PSE-4 β-lactamase

β-Lactamase Clavulanate
Tazobactam
kcat (s−1) kinact (s−1) kcat/kinact kcat (s−1) kinact (s−1) kcat/kinact
PSE-4 (wild type) 72 0.90 80 1,030 1.03 1,000
PSE-4 mutant (216VTG→SAR) 58 0.73 80 221 0.88 250