Lactamases is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lactamases meaning
plural of lactamase
Using Lactamases
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of lactamase
Context around Lactamases
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lactamases
- In this selection, "lactamases" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beta, class and may stand out and add context to how "lactamases" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include b beta lactamases the metallo and derived β lactamases they were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lactamases" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lactamases
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AmpC type β-lactamases may also be carried on plasmids. (10 words)
The class B beta-lactamases (the metallo-beta-lactamases) are divided into three subclasses: B1, B2 and B3. (18 words)
Types TEM beta-lactamases (class A) TEM-1 is the most commonly encountered beta-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria. (19 words)
These enzymes are not very closely related to TEM or SHV beta-lactamases in that they show only approximately 40% identity with these two commonly isolated beta-lactamases. (28 words)
The OXA beta-lactamase family was originally created as a phenotypic rather than a genotypic group for a few beta-lactamases that had a specific hydrolysis profile. (27 words)
Carbapenemases are a diverse group of β-lactamases that are active not only against the oxyimino-cephalosporins and cephamycins but also against the carbapenems. (24 words)
Example sentences (10)
AmpC-type β-lactamases (Class C) AmpC type β-lactamases are commonly isolated from extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
The class B beta-lactamases (the metallo-beta-lactamases) are divided into three subclasses: B1, B2 and B3.
These enzymes are not very closely related to TEM or SHV beta-lactamases in that they show only approximately 40% identity with these two commonly isolated beta-lactamases.
AmpC type β-lactamases may also be carried on plasmids.
Aztreonam is stable to the metallo-β-lactamases, but many IMP and VIM producers are resistant, owing to other mechanisms.
Because of the increasing number of TEM- and SHV-derived β-lactamases, they were divided into two subclasses, 2a and 2b.
Carbapenemases are a diverse group of β-lactamases that are active not only against the oxyimino-cephalosporins and cephamycins but also against the carbapenems.
Other β-Lactamase inhibitors such as boronic acids are being studied in which they irreversibly bind to the active site of β-lactamases.
The OXA beta-lactamase family was originally created as a phenotypic rather than a genotypic group for a few beta-lactamases that had a specific hydrolysis profile.
Types TEM beta-lactamases (class A) TEM-1 is the most commonly encountered beta-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria.