alleryStart learning →Penicillin kills bacteria by inhibiting synthesis of
Abacterial DNA
Bribosomal proteins
Cpeptidoglycan
Dthe flagellum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. peptidoglycan
Penicillin blocks a step in building peptidoglycan, so the wall fails and the cell dies.
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