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penicillinase: enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
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A beta-lactam (β-lactam) is a lactam with a heteroatomic ring structure, consisting of three carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom (Fig. 1). The beta-lactam ring is part of several antibiotics, such as penicillin, which are therefore also called beta-lactam antibiotics. These antibiotics work by inhibiting the bacterial cell wall synthesis. This has a lethal effect on bacteria, especially on Gram-positive ones. ...
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| beta-lactam antibiotic |
Any of the antimicrobial drugs, such as penicillins or cephalosporins, that kill germs by interfering with the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. SYN: beta-lactam.
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| beta-lactamase resistance |
The ability of microorganisms that produce the enzyme beta-lactamase, also called penicillinase, to resist the action of certain types of antibiotics, including some but not all forms of penicillin.
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| beta-lactamase resistant penicillin |
Synthetic penicillins that resist the action of the enzyme beta-lactamase, produced by some microorganisms. Bacteria that produce the enzyme are not susceptible to the action of non?beta-lactamase resistant pe
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