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imipenemases

imipenemases is the plural of imipenemase.

Meaning of imipenemase

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

Questions about imipenemases

What is imipenemases the plural of?
Imipenemases is the plural of imipenemase.

Words near imipenemases in the dictionary

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

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