| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | 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. EC 3.5.2.6. (references) | ||
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