Explain the relationship amongst β-lactamases, β-lactam ring and β-lactams to describe how bacteria can be resistant to antibiotics such as penicillin

Answer 1

The beta-lactam ring found in antibiotics such as penicillin is designed to attack a particular the part of cell wall synthesis. The beta-lactamases are the enzymes that bacteria have developed to attack the ring and by doing so eliminate the cell wall synthesis from being disrupted.