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Doripenemisaβ-lactamantibioticinthecarbapenemclassandissparinglysolubleinaqueoussolution.Doripenemhasbeenfoundtobeeffectiveagainstextendedspectrumbeta-lactamase(ESBL)producing Enterobacteriaceae;amicroberesistanttomanyfirstlinebeta-lactamantibioticsandcertaincephalosporins.
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β-lactamsinterferewithPBP(penicillinbindingprotein)activityinvolvedinthefinalphaseofpeptidoglycansynthesis.PBP’sareenzymeswhichcatalyzeapentaglycinecrosslinkbetweenalanineandlysineresiduesprovidingadditionalstrengthtothecellwall.Withoutapentaglycinecrosslink,theintegrityofthecellwallisseverelycompromisedandultimatelyleadstocelllysisanddeath.Resistancetoβ-lactamsiscommonlyduetocellscontainingplasmidencodedβ-lactamases;however,carbapenems,includingdoripenem,arehighlyresistanttoβ-lactamases.
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DoripenemisabroadspectrumantibiotictargetingawiderangeofgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteriaincludingPseudomonasaeruginosa.
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