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β-lactamase

β-lactamase is the alternative form of beta-lactamase.

Meaning of beta-lactamase

Noun

beta-lactamase (plural beta-lactamases)

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

Forms of β-lactamase

pluralβ-lactamases

Words formed from β-lactamase

Questions about β-lactamase

What is β-lactamase the alternative form of?
Β-lactamase is the alternative form of beta-lactamase.

Words near β-lactamase in the dictionary

  1. β-carotene
  2. β-glucan
  3. β-glucans
  4. β-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin
  5. β-lactam
  6. β-lactamase
  7. β-lactamases
  8. β-lactams
  9. β-methasone
  10. β-methasones
  11. β-particle

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