NOUN
- enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
How To Use beta-lactamase In A Sentence
- Novexel 104 inhibits several classes of bacterial enzymes called beta-lactamases, that break down beta-lactin antibiotics such as Cephalosporin, Penicillin and Carbapenem. Forest Laboratories Inc. Management Discusses F2Q2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha
- Antibiotics such as penicillin are called, collectively, beta-lactams, and enzymes that break down these antibiotics and confer drug resistance are called beta-lactamases, which is why the term beta-lactamase may pop up in this blog entry from time to time. Axe (2004) and the evolution of enzyme function - The Panda's Thumb
