imipenemase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem

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Meanings

nounimipenemase (plural imipenemases)

plural imipenemases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem

    In addition to KPC, several other carbapenemases have been identified in the United States: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM), oxacillinase (OXA), Verona integron–encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM), and imipenemase (IMP) ( 5, 6 ).

    2015, Nora Chea et al., “Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae”, in Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 21, →DOI

Origin

From imipenem + -ase.

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