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. 1999 Jul;43(7):1644–1650. doi: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1644

TABLE 3.

Steady-state kinetic parameters of the purified FAR-1 β-lactamase

Substrate kcat (s−1) Km (μM) kcat/Km (μM · s−1)
Benzylpenicillin 165 30 5.5
Amoxicillin 190 50 3.8
Ticarcillin 49.5 31 1.6
Piperacillin 412 45 9.2
Cephalothin 14 104 0.13
Cephaloridine 131 >500 <0.1
Cefuroxime 3.3 >500 <4 × 10−3
Ceftazidime NHa NDb ND
Cefotaxime 5 >500 <6 × 10−3
Aztreonam 13.2 400 <0.02
a

NH, not hydrolyzable. 

b

ND, not detectable.