New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

English

Alternative forms

• New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1

Etymology

From New Delhi +‎ metallo-beta-lactamase +‎ 1. From where it was discovered, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Noun

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• NDM-1 (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase
• (enzyme): metallo-beta-lactamase
• (gene): superbug gene

Derived terms

• NDM-1 (abbreviation)
• New Delhi superbug (a superbug made "super" by NDM-1)