Resistance is fertile: Bacteria evade antibiotics by using a number of methods, but the selection and optimization of enzymes that destroy or modify drugs is a particularly prominent mechanism. We review recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of these enzymes as well as efforts to block their activities through small molecule inhibitors.
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