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

question 53

Multiple Choice

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

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

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