Recovery of active β-lactamases from Proteus vulgaris and RTEM-1 hybrid by random mutagenesis by using a dnaQ strain of Escherichia coli

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2152-2159

  Hosseini Mazinani, S M ^a   Nakajima, Eiji ^a   Ihara, Yoshiharu ^a   Kameyama, Koh Zoh ^a   Sugimoto, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFALORIDINE; CEFUROXIME; HISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYBRIDIZATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0029823968     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.9.2152     Document Type: Article

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