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Drugs attacking peptidoglycan are safe for us because human cells do not make it. This is called:

ASelective secretion
BSelective diffusion
CSelective toxicity
DSelective absorption
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Selective toxicity
1. The target exists only in bacteria. 2. The drug harms them and not us. 3. That principle is selective toxicity. _Source: OpenStax Microbiology, Chapter 14, Antimicrobial Drugs._
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