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. 1985 Apr;27(4):670–671. doi: 10.1128/aac.27.4.670

Correlation of aminoglycoside resistance with the KmS and Vmax/Km ratios of enzymatic modification of aminoglycosides by 2''-O-nucleotidyltransferase.

D A DeHertogh, S A Lerner
PMCID: PMC180122  PMID: 2988434

Abstract

A clinical isolate, Serratia marcescens 75, was found to be susceptible to netilmicin and yet had a high level of aminoglycoside 2''-O-nucleotidyltransferase activity for netilmicin. Kinetic studies of the partially purified enzyme revealed substrate inhibition for gentamicin and tobramycin at concentrations greater than 10(-2) mM, but this was not observed for netilmicin. The MICs of the aminoglycosides tested exhibited a good inverse correlation with the Km values for the enzyme and a direct correlation with the Vmax/Km ratios of the enzyme.

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