Question

Explain this line:

$antibiotics \: inhibit \: cross \: linking \: of \\ peptidoglycan \: strands.$


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Answer 1

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Binding of the drug to the transpeptidase ties up the enzyme and prevents it from reforming the peptide cross-links between the rows and layers of peptidoglycan in the cell wall as new peptidoglycan monomers are added during bacterial cell growth. ... As a result, no new monomers are inserted into the growing cell wall.



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Answer 2

heya !!!

Binding of the drug to the transpeptidase ties up the enzyme and prevents it from reforming the peptide cross links between the rows and layers of peptidoglycan in the cell wall as new peptidoglycan monomers are added during bacterial cell growth .

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