Term Information

Accession
GO:0008800
Name
beta-lactamase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
ampicillinase activity, beta-lactam hydrolase activity, beta-lactamase A, B, C, beta-lactamase AME I, beta-lactamase I-III, cephalosporin-beta-lactamase activity, exopenicillinase activity, neutrapen, penicillin amido-beta-lactamhydrolase activity, penicillin beta-lactamase activity, penicillinase I, II
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: a beta-lactam + H2O = a substituted beta-amino acid. Source: EC:3.5.2.6
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0008800 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of beta-lactamase activity (GO:0008800)
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beta-lactamase activity [is_a relation] is_a  hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic amides (GO:0016812)
Children of beta-lactamase activity (GO:0008800)
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penicillinase activity (GO:0033250) [is_a relation] is_a  beta-lactamase activity
regulation of beta-lactamase activity (GO:0033252) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  beta-lactamase activity
cephalosporinase activity (GO:0033251) [is_a relation] is_a  beta-lactamase activity
EC
3.5.2.6
MetaCyc
BETA-LACTAMASE-RXN
RHEA
20401