BETA-LACTAMASE


Meaning of BETA-LACTAMASE in English

noun Etymology: lactam, a cyclic amide (from International Scientific Vocabulary lact- + amide) + -ase Date: 1965 an enzyme found especially in staphylococcal bacteria that inactivates the penicillins by hydrolyzing them

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