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Optimal Phenotypic Testing of AmpC Beta-Lactamases Using Boronic Acid Solutions

W-Y Su, T Gottlieb, J Merlino

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;31(1):49-51.

PMID: 21533876

Abstract:

Plasmid-mediated class C β-lactamases are reported from Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with increasing frequency. No screening and confirmatory tests have been uniformly established for these strains. We investigated for the presence of plasmid-mediated AmpC production in 51 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, comparing two different boronic acid formulations, phenylboronic acid (PB) and 3-(N-Boc-amino)phenylboronic acid (APB), using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PB performed better than APB.

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Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP380430682 3-(N-Boc-amino)phenylboronic acid 3-(N-Boc-amino)phenylboronic acid 380430-68-2 Price
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