What Is an Advantage of Using Methicillin Compared with Penicillin $\beta$

question 76

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of using methicillin compared with penicillin?

• A) Penicillin is susceptible to inactivation by mutant transpeptidase enzymes.
• B) Methicillin is resistant to \(\beta\)-lactamase activity.
• C) Penicillin does not bind transpeptidase as well as methicillin.
• D) Methicillin does not bind transpeptidase.

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