Twelve positions in a β-lactamase that can expand its substrate spectrum with a single amino acid substitution.

The continuous evolution of β-lactamases resulting in bacterial resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is a major concern in public health, and yet the underlying molecular basis or the pattern of such evolution is largely unknown. We investigated the mechanics of the substrate fspectrum expansion of th...

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Main Authors: Hyojeong Yi, Kwang-Hwi Cho, Yun Sung Cho, Karan Kim, William C Nierman, Heenam Stanley Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22629423/pdf/?tool=EBI