Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 8, Problem 13TYK
Penicillin binds to the active site of an enzyme that is involved in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall materials. The antibiotic action of penicillin is thus a result of
- a. competitive inhibition.
- b. allosteric inhibition.
- c. negative feedback.
- d. noncompetitive inhibition.
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