Effects of F171 Mutations in the 6′- <i>N</i> -Acetyltransferase Type Ib [AAC(6′)-Ib] Enzyme on Susceptibility to Aminoglycosides

Ramona Chavideh, Steven Sholly, Doina Panaite, Marcelo E. Tolmasky

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1999 · 16 citations · 16 references

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Substitutions at position F171 of 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib cause variable loss of aminoglycoside resistance, indicating that this residue plays an important role in the structure and/or function of the enzyme.

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