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SUBMITTER: Liu EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3497198 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20120924 12
Metallo-β-lactamases are important determinants of antibacterial resistance. In this study, we investigate the sequence-activity relationship between the closely related enzymes IMP-1, IMP-6, and IMP-25. While IMP-1 is the more efficient enzyme across the overall spectrum of tested β-lactam antibacterial agents, IMP-6 and IMP-25 seem to have evolved to specifically inactivate the newer carbapenem meropenem. Molecular modeling indicates that the G235S mutation distinguishing IMP-25 from IMP-1 and ...[more]