penicillinase in English

noun
1
an enzyme that can inactivate penicillin, produced by certain bacteria.
For example, the resistance to penicillin initially was due to production of an enzyme penicillinase by bacteria, antibiotics like cloxallin were developed which was resistant to penicillinase enzyme.
noun
    beta-lactamase

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1. Ampicillin does not resist destruction by penicillinase

2. Ampicillin is penicillinase-susceptible penicillin and is the prototype drug while Amoxicillin is penicillinase-susceptible penicillin but is a synthetic analog of Ampicillin

3. The major classes of Antibiotics include: aminoglycosides, penicillins and penicillinase-resistant drugs, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and antimycobacterials (e.g

4. For the treatment of subclinical mastitis in lactating cows due to Gram-positive cocci susceptible to pirlimycin including staphylococcal organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, both penicillinase-positive and penicillinase-negative, and coagulase-negative staphylococci; streptococcal organisms including Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis

5. For the treatment of subclinical mastitis in lactating cows due to Gram-positive cocci susceptible to pirlimycin including staphylococcal organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, both penicillinase-positive and penicillinase-negative, and coagulase-negative staphylococci; streptococcal organisms including Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and Streptococcus uberis

6. (Fosfonet Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus) The Anhydrous form of the sodium salt of oxacillin, a semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant and acid-stable penicillin with antibacterial activity.