Mesh term beta-Lactamases
Browse to parent terms:Amidohydrolases
Description
Enzymes found in many bacteria which catalyze the hydrolysis of the amide bond in the beta-lactam ring. Well known antibiotics destroyed by these enzymes are penicillins and cephalosporins.Browse to child terms:
Cephalosporinase
Penicillinase
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