Hydrolysis and inhibition profiles of beta-lactamases from molecular classes A to D with doripenem, imipenem, and meropenem.

The stability of doripenem to hydrolysis by beta-lactamases from molecular classes A to D was compared to the stability for imipenem and meropenem. Doripenem was stable to hydrolysis by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and AmpC type beta-lactamases and demonstrated high affinity for the AmpC enzymes. For the serine carbapenemases SME-3 and KPC-2 and metallo-beta-lactamases IMP-1 and VIM-2, doripenem hydrolysis was generally 2- to 150-fold slower than imipenem hydrolysis. SPM-1 hydrolyzed meropenem and doripenem fourfold faster than imipenem.