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Beta-Lactamase

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: penicillinase
plural: Beta-Lactamases
possessive: Beta-Lactamase's
pluralpossessive: Beta-Lactamases'

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