1. Use of chromatofocusing for separation of β-lactamases
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Susanne Gál, Magdolna Frommer-Filep, Ferenc Hernadi, Bela L. Toth-Martinez, Andrea Tar, and László Kiss
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Klebsiella ,Chromatography ,biology ,Chemistry ,Chromatofocusing ,β lactamases ,Organic Chemistry ,Chromosome ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Biochemistry ,Enterobacteriaceae ,Analytical Chemistry ,Plasmid ,Enzyme ,Bacteria - Abstract
Although still there are Klebsiella strains which do not harbour plasmids and produce constitutive chromosomal β-lactamases, recently clinical isolates were found in ever increasing numbers carrying mainly TEM-, CARB- and OXA type R-factors. We selected four chromosomal cephalosporinase producing Klebsiella strains to study the p I values of the enzymes and their simultaneous separability from accompanying proteins by chromatofocusing techniques. We compared p I values of the pure and the crude preparations: K. pneumoniae Kl SC 10436: p I pure = 6.4, p I crude = 6.42; K. aerogenes Kl 1082 E: p I pure = 6.5, p I crude = 6.5; K. oxytoca 1082 E: p I pure = 6.42, p I crude = 6.4; K. oxytoca 20: p I pure = 7.62, p I crude = 7.6. Excellent agreement of the p I values among each other, but occasional differences with those obtained by analytical isoelectrofocusing are attributed to methodological diversities and to the presence of satellite enzymes, known to exist in Klebsiella .
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- 1987
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