beta-lactamase, β-lactamase
(bāt″ă lak′tă-mās″, -māz″)
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An enzyme that destroys the beta-lactam ring of penicillin-like antibiotics and makes them ineffective. There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
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