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