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. 2000 Jan;44(1):1–9. doi: 10.1128/aac.44.1.1-9.2000

TABLE 3.

Kinetic parameters of the purified β-lactamase CME-2

Drug kcat (s−1) Km (μM) kcat/Km (μM−1 · s−1)
Cephaloridine 30.6 23.4 1.31
Benzylpenicilllin 12.3 7.4 1.66
Amoxicillin 6.7 26.5 0.26
Ticarcillin 1.8 5.8 0.31
Piperacillin 0.3 <1 a
Cephalothin 60.6 41.5 1.46
Cefoxitin <0.01
Cefuroxime 57.3 81.6 0.70
Cefoperazone 2.6 3.8 0.68
Cefotaxime 12.1 20.8 0.58
Ceftazidime 23.6 125 0.19
Aztreonam 3.2 10.5 0.31
Imipenem <0.01
a

—, not detectable.