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Talk about the cell wall inhibition role done by beta lactams.

Author: H K



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Transpeptidase is an enzyme that attaches two molecules of glycoproteins through the D-alanine amino acid, making the cell wall. However this transpeptidase is also a Penicillin binding protein (receptor of betta lactams) which destroy its activity and thus destroys cell wall. So beta lactams are bactericidal


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