Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 971.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20170702

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Mechanism Study on the Interaction Between Cefoxitin and Metal β-Lactamase BcⅡ Based on Spectroscopic Methods and Computional Simulations

SHI Penghui, BIAN Liujiao*   

  1. College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • Received:2017-11-06 Online:2018-04-19 Published:2018-04-19
  • Contact: BIAN Liujiao
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21075097).

Abstract:

The interaction mechanism between cefoxitin(CFX) and metal β-lactamase BcⅡ was studied by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation. The results of fluorescence spectra show that CFX could induce the conformation changes of BcⅡ during their binding. The simulation results show that the conformational change of BcⅡ is an induction-fit process. Under the induction of CFX, the loops near the binding pocket of BcⅡ match perfectly with the substrate by changing their conformation, and eventually form a cave-like hydrophobic pocket to facilitate the binding process and catalyze hydrolysis. This study may provide some valuable reference and inspiration for the development of new antibiotics to resist the hydrolysis of metal β-lactamases.

Key words: Metal β-lactamase;, Cefoxitin, Interaction, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Molecular dynamics simulation

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