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beta-lactamase

DEFINITIONS OF: beta-lactamase

1

n enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

Synonyms:
penicillinase
Type of:
enzyme
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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