Methicillin Is an Example of the Beta-Lactam Class of Drugs

question 3

Multiple Choice

Methicillin is an example of the beta-lactam class of drugs that

• A) disrupt cytoplasmic membranes.
• B) inhibit cell wall synthesis.
• C) inhibit nucleic acid synthesis.
• D) inhibit metabolic pathways.
• E) inhibit protein synthesis.

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