Uses
β--lactamase is used to inactivate β-lactam antibiotics by breaking open the β-lactam ring. β--lactamase is used to study antibiotic resistance and resistance suppression. Product P4524 is produced from Enterobacter cloacae and is provided as a lyophilized powder.
Uses
β-Lactamase from
Enterobacter cloacae has been used in the maternal and fetal quantitative blood cultures to avoid any carryover phenomenon. It has also been used as a component in Mueller Hinton (MH) broth for placental cultures.
Uses
β--lactamase is used to inactivate β-lactam antibiotics by breaking open the β-lactam ring. β--lactamase is used to study antibiotic resistance and resistance suppression. Product L6170 is recombinantly produced based on the sequence of the enzyme from
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and is expressed in
E. coli.
brand name
Neutrapen (3M Pharmaceuticals).
General Description
No detectable growth in tryptone soy broth at 30-35 °C for 14 days
Biochem/physiol Actions
Penicillinase specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-lactam ring of penicillin.
