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imipenemase

imipenemase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem.

Noun

imipenemase (plural imipenemases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem
    • In addition to KPC, several other carbapenemases have been identified in the United States: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM), oxacillinase (OXA), Verona integron–encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM), and imipenemase (IMP) ( 5, 6 ).2015, Nora Chea et al., “Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae”, in Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 21, →DOI

Forms of imipenemase

pluralimipenemases

Origin of imipenemase

From imipenem + -ase.

Questions about imipenemase

What does imipenemase mean?
Imipenemase means any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem.
What part of speech is imipenemase?
Imipenemase is a noun.
What is the plural of imipenemase?
The plural of imipenemase is imipenemases.

Words near imipenemase in the dictionary

  1. iminyl
  2. iminylium
  3. iminyliums
  4. iminyls
  5. imipenem
  6. imipenemase
  7. imipenemases
  8. imipenems
  9. imipramine
  10. imipramines
  11. imipraminoxide

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