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Agriculture · Q381

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 381

Q381

Which of the following are the inhibitors to cell wall synthesis

A.
Penicillin
B.
Oxamycin and Ristocatin
C.
Vanomycin
D.
All of the above
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The following are the inhibitors to cell wall synthesis:
A. Penicillin- Penicillins have been shown to inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis, and interact with penicillin-binding proteins, leading to bacterial lysis.
B. Oxamycin and Ristocatin- like most antibiotics these two also affect the synthesis of the cell wall.
C. Vancomycin- Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic used for the treatment of serious infections by Gram-positive pathogens. Vancomycin inhibits cell wall biosynthesis by targeting the d-Ala-d-Ala terminus of peptidoglycan (PG).