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. 2009 Jan;22(1):161–182. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00036-08

TABLE 3.

Enzyme kinetics

Enzyme class Source Km (μM)
Reference(s)
Benzylpenicillin Ampicillin Cefazolin Cephaloridine Cefoxitin Cefotaxime Aztreonam Imipenemb
C E. cloacae 0.6 0.4 1,500 70 0.024 0.01 0.0012 0.04 99, 100
C. freundii 0.4 0.2 600 35 0.250 0.005 0.0014 0.085 99, 100
E. coli K-12 4.4 3.5 400 170 0.650 1.7 0.0012 0.8 99, 100
S. marcescens 1.7 0.01 540 275 0.3 12 0.058 0.06 99, 100, 148
P. aeruginosa 1.7 0.5 a 20 0.05 0.2 0.050 0.026 99, 100
ACT-1 2.1 1.7 430 >200 0.5 0.07 0.012 0.37 25
MIR-1 0.4 0.16 a 93 0.75 4 0.004 0.15 25
CMY-1 1 2.2 54 110 0.055 0.015 0.01 0.05 25
CMY-2 0.4 0.16 a 93 0.07 0.0012 <0.003 ND 25
A TEM-2 15-20 22 680 2,100 3,000 204
B. licheniformis 76 143 12 135 205 204
D OXA-29 10 16 30 128 210 NH 96
a

Biphasic kinetics.

b

ND, not determined; NH, no hydrolysis detected.