Jones R N, Wilson H W, Novick W J, Barry A L, Thornsberry C
J Clin Microbiol. 1982 May;15(5):954-8. doi: 10.1128/jcm.15.5.954-958.1982.
CENTA is a newly synthesized, beta-lactamase-labile, chromogenic cephalosporin reagent which changes color from light yellow (lambda maximum ca. 340 nm) to chrome yellow (lambda maximum ca. 405 nm) concomitant with hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring. This compound offers promise as a diagnostic reagent comparable to other chromogens (PADAC and nitrocefin) for the early detection of beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates, while retaining some antimicrobial effect against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and non-enterococcal Streptococcus spp. CENTA is relatively unaffected by commonly used microbiological media and human serum.
CENTA是一种新合成的、对β-内酰胺酶不稳定的生色头孢菌素试剂,它会随着β-内酰胺环的水解,从浅黄色(最大吸收波长约340nm)变为铬黄色(最大吸收波长约405nm)。作为一种诊断试剂,该化合物有望与其他显色剂(PADAC和硝噻吩)相媲美,用于早期检测产β-内酰胺酶的临床分离株,同时对大肠杆菌、克雷伯菌属、奇异变形杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和非肠球菌属链球菌仍保留一定抗菌作用。CENTA相对不受常用微生物培养基和人血清的影响。