NALT

Preferred term

beta-lactamase

Chemical

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.

cyclic amide hydrolases

beta-lactamase bacteria

beta-lactamhydrolase
carbapenemase
cephalosporinase
EC 3.5.2.6
penicillinase
serine carbapenemase

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

4883

Spanish

beta-lactamasa
EC 3.5.2.6

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7671

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 7/22/20