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. 2006 Aug;50(8):2762–2771. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00320-06

TABLE 1.

Kinetic parameters of M. tuberculosis class A β-lactamase with different antibiotics as substrates

Class Antibiotic kcat (s−1) Km (μM) kcat/Km (mM−1 s−1) Ki (μM)
Penicillin Ampicillin 18.5 ± 0.9 63 ± 7 293
Cephalosporin Cephalothin 12.1 ± 1.1 117 ± 14 103
Cefoxitin 1.1 ± 0.3 195 ± 15 5.6
Ceftazidime 0.2 ± 0.1 593 ± 29 0.4
Carbapenem inhibitor Meropenem 0.9 ± 0.3 279 ± 23 3.2
Clavulanate 2.4 ± 1.1