penicillinase
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From penicillin + -ase.
Noun
[edit]penicillinase (countable and uncountable, plural penicillinases)
- (biochemistry) A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.
- 1976 December 18, Carol S. Ribner, Sanford M. Reder, “Boston's Gay Health Collective Replies to GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 5:
- To date, there have been only 23 confirmed cases of penicillinase-producing gonococcus (totally penicillin-resistant gonorrhea) reported in the United States.