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beta-lactamase
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be·ta-lac·ta·mase  (bt-lkt-ms, -mz, b-)
n.
See penicillinase.
[beta-lactam, cyclic amide occurring in penicillins (beta + lact(one) + am(ide)) + -ase.]
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Noun1.beta-lactamase - enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
penicillinase
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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