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penicillinase

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penicillinase [‚penĀ·ə′silĀ·ə‚nās]
(biochemistry)
A bacterial enzyme that hydrolyzes and inactivates penicillin.


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TEM-1] gene that coded for narrow-spectrum penicillinase and a [bla.
Although penicillins are considered safe during pregnancy, the fact that Bacillus anthracis strains may have penicillinase activity led to the recommendation that amoxicillin be used for prophylaxis only if the specific strain was shown to be penicillin sensitive.
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