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. 1976 Jul;10(1):179–181. doi: 10.1128/aac.10.1.179

Absence of Penicillin-Degrading Enzymes in Penicillin-Resistant Strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

J L Beebe 1,1, P Ligeti 1, T J Wlodkowski 1
PMCID: PMC429710  PMID: 825023

Abstract

Penicillin-resistant and -susceptible strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were evaluated for the presence of enzymes capable of degrading penicillin by incubation of [14C]benzylpenicillin with resting-cell suspensions of N. gonorrhoeae followed by extraction and chromatography of the labeled antibiotic. No degradative activity was observed.

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