T-type are the most prevalent beta-lactamases in enterobacteria; they hydrolyze the beta-lactam bond in susceptible beta-lactam antibiotics, thus conferring resistance to penicillins and cephalosporins. T-3 and T-4 are capable of hydrolyzing cefotaxime and ceftazidime. T-5 is capable of hydrolyzing ceftazidime. T-6 is capable of hydrolyzing ceftazidime and aztreonam. T-8,CAZ-2, T-16,CAZ-7 and T-24,CAZ-6 are markedly active against ceftazidime. IRT-4 shows resistance to beta-lactamase inhibitors.
A potent new mode of beta-lactamase inhibition revealed by the 1.7 A X-ray crystallographic structure of the TEM-1-BLIP complex.Strynadka N.C.J., Jensen S.E., Alzari P.M., James M.N.G.Nat. Struct. Biol. 3:290-297(1996)
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