Multiple Choice
Methicillin is an example of the beta- lactam class of drugs that
A) inhibits nucleic acid synthesis.
B) disrupts cytoplasmic membranes.
C) inhibits protein synthesis.
D) inhibits cell wall synthesis.
E) inhibits metabolic pathways.
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