Inhibition of the metallo-β-lactamase produced from Serratia marcescens by thiol compounds

Masafumi Goto, Tatsuya Takahashi, Fumiko Yamashita, Ako Koreeda, Hiromasa Mori, Michio Ohta, Yoshichika Arakawa

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Abstract

Low molecular weight thiol compounds have been found to be strong inhibitors of metallo-β-lactamase (IMP-1) produced by Serratia marcescens TN9106, which was expressed by Echerichia coli JM109 cells. Mercaptoacetic acid and 2-mercaptopropionic acid strongly and competitively inhibited IMP-1 with K(i) of 0.23 and 0.19 μM, respectively. 2-Mercaptoethanol reversibly inhibited IMP-1 but did not show simple competitive inhibition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1136-1140
Number of pages5
JournalBiological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume20
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science

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