The Combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid into the Drug $\beta$

Multiple Choice

The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid into the drug known as Augmentin is widely used as an antibacterial agent. The purpose of amoxicillin in this drug is to target _____, which catalyzes crosslinking of peptidoglycan, and the purpose of clavulanic acid in this drug is to target _____, which normally would inactivate the amoxicillin. Both of these compounds act as _____ inhibitors of enzyme function.

A) transpeptidase; hexokinase; competitive
B) peptidoglycanase; $\beta$ lactamase; uncompetitive
C) transpeptidase; $\beta$ lactamase; suicide
D) glycanprotease; penicillinase; competitive
E) $\beta$ lactamase; lysozyme; suicide