Enzymatic analysis of the effect of naturally occurring Leu138Pro mutation identified in SHV β-lactamase on hydrolysis of penicillin and ampicillin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study was to analyze the significance of leucine to proline substitution at position 138(Leu138Pro) on the hydrolysis of penicillin and ampicillin that we identified in the <it>bla</it><sub>SHV </...

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Main Authors: Yoo Young, Shin Min, Pokherl Subarna, Cha Seung, Joo Jeong, Rayamajhi Nabin, Yoo Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/29