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. 1999 Mar;43(3):543–548. doi: 10.1128/aac.43.3.543

TABLE 7.

Kinetic parameters of wild-type and mutant β-lactamases for cefazolin

β-Lactamase kcat (s−1) Km (μM) kcat/Km (μM−1 · s−1) Relative valuea
S289b 3,790 ± 220 1,150 ± 50 3.3 ± 0.2 1.00
S289A 3,050 ± 90 1,020 ± 40 3.0 ± 0.1 0.91
S289T 2,380 ± 150 850 ± 40 2.8 ± 0.2 0.85
S289Q 4,730 ± 230 1,760 ± 70 2.7 ± 0.1 0.82
S289R 2,880 ± 200 1,770 ± 70 1.6 ± 0.1 0.49
S289K 3,840 ± 250 2,260 ± 90 1.7 ± 0.1 0.52
S289C 2,620 ± 150 1,890 ± 110 1.4 ± 0.1 0.42
a

Ratio of kcat/Km of the mutant β-lactamase to that of the wild-type enzyme. 

b

Wild type.