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What is the primary target of penicillins in bacterial cells?
What is the primary target of penicillins in bacterial cells?
Which class of antibiotics interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis?
Which class of antibiotics interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis?
Which structural component of the bacterial cell wall do penicillins resemble?
Which structural component of the bacterial cell wall do penicillins resemble?
What is the mechanism of action of penicillins in bacterial cells?
What is the mechanism of action of penicillins in bacterial cells?
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What is the ultimate effect of penicillins on bacterial cells?
What is the ultimate effect of penicillins on bacterial cells?
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Which enzyme do penicillins interfere with in bacterial cells?
Which enzyme do penicillins interfere with in bacterial cells?
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What is the primary structural component of the bacterial cell wall targeted by penicillins?
What is the primary structural component of the bacterial cell wall targeted by penicillins?
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Which type of antibiotics compete with penicillins for binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) in bacterial cells?
Which type of antibiotics compete with penicillins for binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) in bacterial cells?
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What is the ultimate effect of interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis by penicillins?
What is the ultimate effect of interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis by penicillins?
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Which bacterial cell type is most affected by penicillins due to their requirement for actively proliferating cells?
Which bacterial cell type is most affected by penicillins due to their requirement for actively proliferating cells?
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