Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors: β-Lactam Antibiotics
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Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors: β-Lactam Antibiotics

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What is the major group of β-lactams known so far?

  • Penicillins (correct)
  • Tetracyclines
  • Macrolides
  • Aminoglycosides

    • Who made a crucial discovery leading to the production of Penicillin?

  • Robert Koch
  • Alexander Fleming (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Joseph Lister

    • What is an essential structural feature of Penicillins for antibacterial activity?

  • A strained β-lactam ring (correct)
  • A halogen atom
  • A quinolone ring
  • An alkyl group

    • Who helped in purifying and producing penicillin on an industrial scale for widespread use?

    <p>Howard Florey and Ernst Chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Alexander Fleming find growing on the used culture plates?

    <p>Fungus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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