Beta-lactamase

Definition: Beta-lactamase

Beta-lactamase

Noun

1. Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic.

Specialty Definition: Beta-lactamase

Beta-lactamase is a type of enzyme responsible for bacterial resistance to penicillin-type antibiotics. Penicillin and related antibiotics have a common element in their molecular structure, a four-atom ring known as a beta lactam (See ampicillin for an example of a penicillin structure). The lactamase enzyme breaks that ring down, rendering the molecule inactive as an antibiotic.

The structure of a Streptomyces β lactamase is given by PDB 1BSG EC 3.5.2.6)

Commercial Usage: Beta-lactamase

Domain	Title
Books	Therapeutic Decision-Making: Treatment With Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combintions (reference) (more book examples)
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Modern Translations: Beta-lactamase

Language		Translations for "beta-lactamase"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		bêta-lactamase. (various references)

German		Beta-Lactamase. (various references)

Italian		beta-lattamasi. (various references)

Pig Latin		eta-lactamasebay

Spanish		beta-lactamasa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Beta-lactamase

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-b-c-e-e-l-m-s-t-t"
	-3 letters: blastemata, cabalettas, metastable, stablemate, tablemates.
	-4 letters: cabaletta, embattles, stalemate, stateable, tablemate.
	-5 letters: abettals, acetates, blastema, casemate, castable, catalase, eatables, embattle, escalate, lactates, lambaste, maleates, seatbelt, seatmate, statable, tambalas, tameable, tastable, telecast, testable.
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