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. 2012 Jul 26;287(38):31783–31793. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.348540

TABLE 2.

Kinetics with β-lactams

The units of measure are μm for Km, s−1 for kcat, and μm−1 s−1 for kcat/Km.

KPC-2 R164S Fold change (R164S/KPC-2)
Ampicillin
    Km 51 ± 7 93 ± 10 1.8
    kcat 26 ± 1 26 ± 1 1
    kcat/Km 0.5 0.3 0.6

Cephalothin
    Km 30 ± 6 40 ± 8 1.3
    kcat 250 ± 20 280 ± 20 1.1
    kcat/Km 8.3 7 0.8

Nitrocefin
    Km 7 ± 0.7 8 ± 1 1.1
    kcat 95 ± 10 66 ± 7 0.7
    kcat/Km 13 8 0.6

Cefoxitin
    Km 340 ± 100 260 ± 50 0.8
    kcat 8 ± 1 3.2 ± 0.5 0.4
    kcat/Km 0.024 0.012 0.5

Cefotaxime
    Km 515 ± 160 260 ± 70 0.5
    kcat 180 ± 20 90 ± 10 0.5
    kcat/Km 0.35 0.35 1

Ceftazidime
    Km 375 ± 60 180 ± 30 0.5
    kcat 5.8 ± 0.6 3.5 ± 0.3 0.6
    kcat/Km 0.015 0.019 1.3

Cefepime
    Km >1000 900 ± 150 NA
    kcat >6 6.1 ± 0.6 NA
    kcat/Km 0.0067 0.0067 1

Aztreonam
    Km 920 ± 160 700 ± 115 0.8
    kcat 280 ± 30 120 ± 10 0.4
    kcat/Km 0.30 0.17 0.6

Imipenem
    Km 14 ± 2 11 ± 2 0.8
    kcat 13 ± 1 5.5 ± 0.5 0.4
    kcat/Km 1 0.5 0.5