cephalosporinase en · NOUN
Etymology
From cephalosporin + -ase.
Meanings
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Any enzyme that hydrolyses (the lactam ring of a ) cephalosporin
Resistance to β-lactams is mainly due to enzymatic degradation by a chromosomal cephalosporinase, plasmid-mediated broad spectrum β-lactamases, and recently acquired carbapenemases [4, 6, 7, 9 –14 ].
2015 September 24, “In Vivo Evolution of Bacterial Resistance in Two Cases of Enterobacter aerogenes Infections during Treatment with Imipenem”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cephalosporinases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |