PENICILLINASE

penicillinase, beta-lactamase

(noun) enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

penicillinase (countable and uncountable, plural penicillinases)

(biochemistry) A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.

Source: Wiktionary

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