RCSBProteinDataBank | Beta-lactamase @RCSBProteinDataBank | Uploaded November 2018 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
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Beta-lactamase is a special enzyme that can cleave the beta-lactam ring on penicillin. This change in chemical structure makes it impossible for the antibiotic to bind to the penicillin binding protein and interrupt the crosslinking process.
Full story at pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/staphylococcus-aureus-and-antibiotic-resistance
Beta-lactamase is a special enzyme that can cleave the beta-lactam ring on penicillin. This change in chemical structure makes it impossible for the antibiotic to bind to the penicillin binding protein and interrupt the crosslinking process.