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Beta-lactamases
Bacterial enzymes that inactivate ß-lactam antibiotics by hydrolysis and make them ineffective agents. As…
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Beta carotene
β-Carotene is a strongly coloured red-orange pigment abundant in fungi, plants, and fruits. …
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Beta-Thalassemia (thalassemia major)
See ((Thalassemia)) Beta thalassemia is caused by mutations resulting in a single nucleotide substitution,…
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Beta-HCG (Human gonadotropin hormone)
Primarily a placental hormone with two unequal linked subunits α and beta Useful tumor…
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Beta-Blockers
Decreases death after myocardial infarction and are under-prescribed in elderly patients. Class II agents…
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