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For cefepime, this seems to be a result of a faster rate of PBP binding, which helps it overcome β-lactamase-mediated hydrolysis. aeruginosa, thus revealing the mechanistic basis of β-lactam enhancer action.įor the first time ever (to the best of our knowledge), this study demonstrates that in the presence of VIM-1 MBL, β-lactamase-labile cefepime and β-lactamase-stable zidebactam produce effective inhibition of respective target PBPs. Finally, complementary PBP inhibition by cefepime/zidebactam resulted in enhanced bactericidal activity in time-kill and neutropenic mouse lung/thigh infection studies against VIM-6-, VIM-10- and VIM-11-expressing P. PBP3 folds into an NH 2-terminal, D,D-carboxypeptidase-like domain, and a COOH-terminal, elongated -rich region. p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate (PNPP) is a non-proteinaceous, non-specific substrate used to assay protein, alkaline and acid phosphatases.The PNPP phosphatase activity is measured using a continuous or single-point spectrophotometric assay based on the ability of phosphatases to catalyze the hydrolysis of PNPP to p-nitrophenol, a chromogenic product with absorbance at 405 nm (1). Here, we have biochemically characterized and solved the crystal structure of a soluble form of PBP3 to 2.8 Å resolution. Furthermore, the rate of cefepime binding to the primary target PBP3 was found to be higher compared with the imipenem PBP2 binding rate. PBP3, has been shown to play a key role in control of availability of the peptidoglycal substrate during cell growth. High-affinity binding of zidebactam to PBP2 remained unaltered in the presence of VIM-1 however, MBL addition significantly affected imipenem PBP2 binding. The reaction rate or rate of reaction for a reactant or product in a particular reaction is intuitively defined as how fast a reaction takes place. The antibacterial activity of cefepime/zidebactam against three VIM-expressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates was assessed by time-kill and neutropenic mouse lung/thigh infection studies.Īmidst cefepime-hydrolysing concentrations of VIM-1, substantial cefepime binding to target PBPs was observed. Exercise 8 KINETICS OF THE HYDROLYSIS OF ETHYL ACETATE Theory CHEMICAL KINETICS Chemical reactions, reaction rate Chemical kinetics is the part of physical chemistry that studies reaction rates. Pseudomonal PBP-binding affinities of cefepime, zidebactam and imipenem were assessed at different timepoints and also in the presence of purified VIM-1 using a Bocillin FL competition assay. The objective of the present study was to determine the mechanistic basis of the bactericidal effect of cefepime/zidebactam on MBL-expressing pathogens. Against MBL-producing pathogens, cefepime and zidebactam induce cell elongation and spheroplast formation, indicating PBP3 and PBP2 dysfunction, respectively, having a potent bactericidal effect as a combination. The combination of cefepime and the novel β-lactam enhancer zidebactam (WCK 5222) is under development for the treatment of difficult-to-treat Gram-negative infections.