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. 2012 Oct;56(10):5157–5163. doi: 10.1128/AAC.05896-11

Fig 3.

Fig 3

Potential interactions of β-lactams with the zinc ions of NDM-1. (A) Proposed active form of the β-lactam interaction with the zinc ions. The bridging OH would perform the nucleophilic attack. R1 and R2, substitutions of β-lactams. (B and C) Two types of inhibitory interactions of β-lactams with the zinc ions.