lactamase
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]lactamase (plural lactamases)
- (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic
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[edit]See also
[edit]beta-lactamase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia