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. 2006 Jul;50(7):2573–2576. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01633-05

TABLE 3.

Comparison of amino acid sequences of ESAC β-lactamases and those of representative narrow-spectrum cephalosporinases

Strain Phylogroup AmpC name Hydrolysis spectrum Amino acida at position:
9 124 141 175 85 194 214 235 238 239 241 244 278 282 287 288 296 298 300 309 350 351
EC1 B1 AmpC-EC1 Narrow T E T Q N P G R M N R N V S S G H V A R V A
EC2 A AmpC-EC2 Narrow A A
EC3 D AmpC-EC3 Narrow A D A T S Q L K L T L I D R C T
EC4 D AmpC-EC4 Narrow A D A T S Q L K L T I D R C T
EC5 B2 AmpC-EC5 Narrow A K S Q L K L I D R P
154297 B2 AmpC-S4 Narrow A K S Q L K F I D R P F
EC13 A1 AmpC-EC13 Extended A A R N
EC14 A AmpC-EC14 Extended A A L
EC15 A AmpC-EC15 Extended A A P
EC16 A AmpC-EC16 Extended A A C
EC17 A AmpC-EC17 Extended A A P
EC18 B1 AmpC-EC18 Extended A A N
EC19 A AmpC-EC19 Extended A A P
KL B1 AmpC-KL Extended F
a

Dashes indicate residues identical to those of the AmpC-EC1 sequence. The residues involved in resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins are underlined.