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What is the primary effect of antibacterial sulfonamides on bacteria?
Inhibiting bacterial growth and multiplication
What is the primary function of sulfonamides in treating allergies and coughs?
Providing relief from symptoms
How do humans acquire folate (vitamin B9)?
Through diet
Which medication category contains drugs with the moiety also present in sulfonamides?
Diuretics
What paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine?
Prontosil
Learn about the mechanism of action of sulfonamides in inhibiting bacterial growth and multiplication, and their use in treating allergies, coughs, as well as having antifungal and antimalarial functions. Understand the difference in folate synthesis between bacteria and humans.
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