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betalactamase

betalactamase 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 betalactamase

pluralbetalactamases

Questions about betalactamase

What is betalactamase the alternative form of?
Betalactamase is the alternative form of beta-lactamase.

Words near betalactamase in the dictionary

  1. betake
  2. betaken
  3. betakes
  4. betaking
  5. betalactam
  6. betalactamase
  7. betalactamases
  8. betalactams
  9. betalain
  10. betalains
  11. betalamic acid

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