Sequence of the gene encoding a plasmid-mediated cefotaxime-hydrolyzing class A β-lactamase (CTX-M-4):: Involvement of serine 237 in cephalosporin hydrolysis

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Gazouli, M
Tzelepi, E
Sidorenko, SV
Tzouvelekis, LS
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[1] Hellenic Pasteur Inst, Dept Bacteriol, Athens 11521, Greece
[2] Natl Res Ctr Antibiot, Moscow, Russia
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10.1128/AAC.42.5.1259
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The sequence of the gene encoding a novel cefotaxime-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase (CTX-M-4) was determined. It was located in a plasmid harbored by a Salmonella typhimurium strain. CTX-M-4 was similar to the plasmidic cefotaxime-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases CTX-M-2 and Toho-1 and related to the chromosomal beta-lactamase of Klebsiella oxytoca. A Ser-237-->Ala substitution, introduced by site-directed mutagenesis, caused minor alterations in the interaction of CTX-M-4 with beta-lactams, reducing slightly the relative hydrolytic activity against cefotaxime and the susceptibility to inhibition by clavulanate.
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