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The Combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid into the Drug β\beta

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The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid into the drug known as Augmentin is widely used as an antibacterial agent. The purpose of amoxicillin in this drug is to target _____, which catalyzes crosslinking of peptidoglycan, and the purpose of clavulanic acid in this drug is to target _____, which normally would inactivate the amoxicillin. Both of these compounds act as _____ inhibitors of enzyme function.


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