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. 1999 Aug;43(8):2081–2083. doi: 10.1128/aac.43.8.2081

TABLE 2.

Hydrolysis parameters for SHV-1 and SHV-11 β-lactamases for selected β-lactamsc

Antibiotic Wavelength Δɛ(M−1cm−1) SHV-1 J53R1010 (reference)a SHV-11 (S. dysenteriae)
Benzylpenicillin 232 800 100 100
Ampicillin 235 670 150 300
Oxacillin 260 400 <0.1 96
Cloxacillin 260 140 <0.1 45
Carbenicillin 235 830 20 45
Nitrocefin 482 15,000  NDc 150
Cephaloridine 255 9,000 50 35
Cefazolin 273 6,600 10 10
Cefuroxime 273 7,500 <0.1 6
Cefotaxime 264 6,700 <0.1 8
Cefacetrile 260 7,400 5 4
Cefoperazone 260 5,700 ND 4
Cefaclor 260 7,200 8 15
Ceftizoxime 255 5,000 <0.1 18
Ceftazidime 260 8,600 <0.1 <0.1
Cefsulodin 265 5,800 <0.1 <0.1
Cefoxitin 265 7,380 <0.1 <0.1
Imipenem 297 9,000 <0.1 <0.1
a

SHV-1 J53R1010 was a gift from Antone A. Medeiros. 

b

ND, not determined. 

c

Results are the means of three determinations (standard deviation, ≤10%). Rates of hydrolysis (Vmax) of β-lactams are expressed relative to the rate of hydrolysis of benzylpenicillin, which was set at 100.