lactamase

English

Etymology

lactam +‎ -ase

Noun

lactamase (plural lactamases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic

Hypernyms

• enzyme

Derived terms

• beta-lactamase
• β-lactamase

 

See also

• beta-lactamase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia