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Information on EC 3.5.2.6 - beta-lactamase

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IUBMB Comments

A group of enzymes of varying specificity hydrolysing β-lactams; some act more rapidly on penicillins, some more rapidly on cephalosporins. The latter were formerly listed as EC 3.5.2.8, cephalosporinase.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
beta-lactamase, carbapenemase, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, ndm-1, penicillinase, tem-1, blandm-1, ges-1, blactx-m-15, kpc-2, more