Recombinant Beta-lactamase TEM-1 (rTEM-1) is a recombinant class A β-lactamase that efficiently hydrolyzes penicillin and cephalosporin antibiotics, and is widely used as a reporter enzyme in molecular biology and antibiotic resistance mechanism research.
Applications
Recombinant Beta-lactamase TEM-1 (rTEM-1) is applied in antibiotic resistance detection kits and β-lactam drug assay reagent development.
CAS No.
411-05-1816
Activity Definition
One unit of enzyme activity is defined as the amount of enzyme which will hydrolyze 1.0 umol of benzyl penicillin in presence of EDTA at pH 7.0 and at 25°C.