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. 2022 Sep 22;13(11):1276–1299. doi: 10.1039/d2md00263a

Examples of aminoglycoside N-acetyltransferases (AACs) and their substrates (compiled with the aid of the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database; CARD; https://card.mcmaster.ca)40.

Enzyme Gene coding enzyme Pathogenic bacterial expression Aminoglycoside substrate Ref.
AAC(1)-I aac(1) Campylobacter fetus, E. coli Paromomycin 97
Neomycin
AAC(3)-I aac(3)-Ib E. coli, Enterobacter cloacae, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa Gentamicin 98
AAC(3)-II aac(3)-II A. baumannii, E. coli Gentamicin 99
Tobramycin
Kanamycin
AAC(3)-III aac(3)-III P. aeruginosa Tobramycin 100
Gentamicin
Kanamycin
Neomycin
AAC(3)-IV aac(3)-IV E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni Netilmicin 101
Dibekacin
Apramycin
AAC(3)-VI aac(3)-VI E. cloacae, Salmonella enterica Apramycin 102
AAC(2′)-I aac(2′)-I A. baumannii Tobramycin 103
Gentamicin
Neomycin
AAC(2′)-II aac(2′)-II Providencia stuartii Gentamicin 104
Tobramycin
Netilmicin
AAC(6′)-I aac(6′)-I P. aeruginosa Tobramycin 105
Amikacin
Kanamycin
AAC(6′)-II aac(6′)-II K. pneumoniae Tobramycin 106
Gentamicin
Kanamycin