Biochemical Characterization of TEM-92 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase, a Protein Differing from TEM-52 in the Signal Peptide

Abstract
A bla TEM-92 gene was cloned from a Proteus mirabilis isolate and expressed in Escherichia coli . Production of the enzyme caused reduction of susceptibility to penicillins and narrow- to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins but not to moxalactam and cephamycins. Determination of kinetic parameters with the purified enzyme revealed hydrolysis of expanded-spectrum cephalosporins, while cephamycins, moxalactam, and aztreonam were very poorly or not hydrolyzed. Clavulanate and penicillanic acid sulfones acylated TEM-92 slowly, and deacylation occurred at measurable rates.

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