beta-lactamase

English

Etymology

beta-lactam +‎ -ase

Alternative forms

• β-lactamase
• betalactamase

Noun

beta-lactamase (plural beta-lactamases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme produced by certain bacteria, responsible for their resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin.

Hypernyms

• lactamase

Derived terms

• metallo-beta-lactamase

Translations

enzyme

• Finnish: beetalaktamaasi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: betalattamasi (it)