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- Title
Regulation and biosynthesis of carbapenem antibiotics in bacteria.
- Authors
Coulthurst, Sarah J.; Barnard, Anne M. L.; Salmond, George P. C.
- Abstract
Carbapenem antibiotics are members of the β-lactam family of antibiotics, the most important class of antibiotics currently in clinical use. They are active against many important Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. One important feature of carbapenem antibiotics is their resistance to several β-lactamases. Thienamycin, isolated from Streptomyces cattleya, was the first carbapenem described. Other well-studied carbapenems were isolated from the Gram-negative bacteria Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, Serratia sp. strain ATCC39006 and Photorhabdus luminescens strain TT01. Here, we review the genetics and biochemistry of carbapenem production in these bacteria. Research into carbapenems could uncover a new repertoire of bioactive molecules and biosynthetic enzymes, and exploiting these novel enzymes could lead to development of new classes of antibiotics with useful chemotherapeutic activities.
- Subjects
ANTI-infective agents; ANTIBIOTICS; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; PATHOGENIC bacteria; ERWINIA carotovora; SERRATIA; GENETIC regulation; MICROBIOLOGICAL synthesis
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2005, Vol 3, Issue 4, p295
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1128