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

Table 1.

Distances between zinc ions and carbonyl/carboxylic oxygens of β-lactams

β-Lactam Distance (Å)
Zn1 to carbonyl oxygen of β-lactam Zn2 to carboxylic oxygen of β-lactam
Ampicillin 1.9 1.6
Penicillin G 2.0 1.6
Piperacillin 1.9 1.6
Cefepime 1.8 1.6
Cefotaxime 1.8 1.6
Ceftazidime 2.8 1.7
Cefuroxime 1.8 1.6
Faropenem 2.2 1.6
Imipenem 2.0 1.6
Meropenem 1.7 1.6