Multiple Choice
The mechanism of action of the antibiotic vancomycin is
A) inhibition of protein synthesis.
B) inhibition of cell wall synthesis.
C) inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis.
D) inhibition of a metabolic pathway.
E) disruption of cytoplasmic membranes.
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