Noguchi N, Katayama J, O'Hara K
Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1996 Nov 1;144(2-3):197-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08530.x.
Macrolide 2'-phosphotransferase II [MPH(2')II] inactivates macrolide antibiotics. The mphB gene for MPH(2')II was cloned from Escherichia coli and sequenced. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence indicated that mphB encoded a protein of 302 amino acids with a molecular mass of 34483 Da. The carboxy terminal region of the deduced protein contained a sequence that resembled a conserved functional domain in aminoglycoside phosphotransferases.