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. 2001 Aug;45(8):2386–2389. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.8.2386-2389.2001

TABLE 2.

Steady-state kinetic parameters of highly purified CfxA2 β-lactamase cloned in E. coli NI-142

Substrate Relative Vmaxa Km (μM) Relative Vmax/Km
Benzylpenicillin 100 20.7 4.8
Ampicillin 160 38.0 4.2
Cefazolin 300 12.3 24.4
Cefuroxime 1,500 60.6 24.8
Cefotaxime 600 12.9 46.5
Cephalothin 40 24.7 1.6
Cefoxitin <0.01
a

Values relative to that of benzylpenicillin, which was set at 100.