Binding of monobactams to penicillin-binding proteins of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus: relation to antibacterial activity.

Article Details

Citation

Georgopapadakou NH, Smith SA, Cimarusti CM, Sykes RB

Binding of monobactams to penicillin-binding proteins of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus: relation to antibacterial activity.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1983 Jan;23(1):98-104.

PubMed ID
6338822 [ View in PubMed
]
Abstract

A series of novel monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotics having side chains related to penicillin, piperacillin, azlocillin, and cefotaxime were examined with respect to binding to essential penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. In the penicillin series, there was poor binding to all essential PBPs of E. coli (greater than 100 micrograms/ml) but good binding to PBPs 1, 2, and 3 of S. aureus (approximately 1 microgram/ml). In the piperacillin and azlocillin series, there was good binding to PBP 3 of E. coli (0.1 microgram/ml) and PBPs 1, 2, and 3 of S. aureus (approximately 1 microgram/ml). In the cefotaxime series, there was generally good binding to PBP 3 of E. coli (0.1 micrograms/ml) but poor binding to PBPs 1, 2, and 3 of S. aureus (greater than or equal to 100 micrograms/ml). With a few exceptions in the cefotaxime series, antibacterial activity paralleled essential PBP binding. Binding studies with radioactively labeled compounds revealed no additional essential monobactam-binding proteins in the two organisms. The studies suggest that monobactams are intrinsically active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; the activity spectrum of a given monobactam is determined by the binding to essential PBPs, which in turn is determined by the nature of the substituents on the beta-lactam nucleus.

DrugBank Data that Cites this Article

Drug Targets
DrugTargetKindOrganismPharmacological ActionActions
CefotaximePenicillin-binding protein 3ProteinBacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Yes
Inhibitor
Details