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Noun: beta-lactamase
  1. Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
    - penicillinase

Derived forms: beta-lactamases

Type of: enzyme

Encyclopedia: Beta-lactamase

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