Abstract
Abstract Evaluating enzyme activity intracellularly on natural substrates is a significant experimental challenge in biomedical research. We report a label-free method for real-time monitoring of the catalytic behavior of class?A, B, and D carbapenemases in live bacteria based on measurement of heat changes. By this means, novel biphasic kinetics for class?D OXA-48 with imipenem as substrate is revealed, providing a new approach to detect OXA-48-like producers. This in-cell calorimetry approach offers major advantages in the rapid screening (10?min) of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from 142 clinical bacterial isolates, with superior sensitivity (97?%) and excellent specificity (100?%) compared to conventional methods. As a general, label-free method for the study of living cells, this protocol has potential for application to a wider range and variety of cellular components and physiological processes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 17120-17124 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 52 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- calorimetry
- bacterial detection
- carbapenemase
- Enterobacteriaceae
- enzyme kinetics