- Antibiotics are
produced by actinomycetes, which are filamentous soil bacteria.
- A protein synthesis
inhibitor is a substance that stops or slows the growth or
proliferation of cells by disrupting the processes.
- Penicillin-binding
proteins are a group of proteins that are characterized by their
affinity for and binding of penicillin.
- They are a normal
constituent of many bacteria, the name just reflects the way by
which the protein was discovered.
- All β-lactam
antibiotics bind to PBPs, which are essential for bacterial
cell wall biogenesis.
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