Question

Name two antibiotics obtained from fungit and
discuss their role?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Apart from penicillin, the most important antibiotics from fungi are the cephalosporins(beta-lactams with similar mode of action to penicillin, but with less allergenicity) and griseofulvin(from Penicillium griseofulvumand related species) which is used to treat althlete's footand related fungal infections of the skin.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Apart from penicillin, the most important antibiotics from fungi are the cephalosporins(beta-lactams with similar mode of action to penicillin, but with less allergenicity) and griseofulvin(from Penicillium griseofulvumand related species) which is used to treat althlete's footand related fungal infections of the skin.