New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
  2. A gene that codes for the enzyme.

Word forms

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1

Etymology

From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Synonyms

Derived words

NDM-1 New Delhi superbug
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