1. How does penicillin act on a bacterial cell - or stated another way - what...

1. How does penicillin act on a bacterial cell - or stated another way - what is the mechanism of action of penicillin? what is the cellular target of the antibiotic?

2. Why does penicillin not act on human cells? or stated another way - why does penicillin have selective toxicity?

3. Be specific about why the penicillin may be able to act differently on one type of cell. What about that one type of cell allows penicillin to act more effectively?

Solutions

Expert Solution

gladiator answered 1 year ago

Next > < Previous

Related Solutions

1. Is the activity of penicillin dependent on bacterial cell division? a. Is it dependent...

1. Is the activity of penicillin dependent on bacterial cell division? a. Is it dependent on the type of cell wall (Gram +/Gram-)? b. How does osmotic environments influence the effects of penicillin activity on Gram + and Gram – cells?

Describe how bacterial DNA transfer from one cell to the others. b) How does penicillin kill...

Describe how bacterial DNA transfer from one cell to the others. b) How does penicillin kill bacteria? C) why E.coli Lac operon is an inducible regulation and catabolic pathway? please help with this genetics hw question it is timed for 35 minutes left anything helps even if it is just 1 a and 1 c i kinda know b

Bacterial enzymes participate in the construction of the bacterial cell wall. Penicillin targets these enzymes and...

Bacterial enzymes participate in the construction of the bacterial cell wall. Penicillin targets these enzymes and interferes with: A. the channels in the cell's internal structure. B. protein synthesis. C. bacterial DNA. D. the addition of cross-links to the cell wall.

what is a colony and and how does it relate to a bacterial cell? why is...

what is a colony and and how does it relate to a bacterial cell? why is it important to study single colonies of bacteria? what are the advantages of growing bacteria on a plate vs broth? how can you tell whether the colonies on your plate are from the original culture and not contaminants?

Bacterial transformation allows a gene from another organism to be put into a bacterial cell. This...

Bacterial transformation allows a gene from another organism to be put into a bacterial cell. This would allow the bacterial cell to produce the protein that the gene codes for. Several steps are needed to transform bacteria; put the following steps in the correct order. 1. Add a bacterial promoter and terminator, and add sequences that will be cut by a specific restriction enzyme to the ends of the DNA piece. 2.Cut the cDNA and plasmid with the same restriction...

What is catabolite repression how does it allow a bacterial cell to use glucose in preference...

What is catabolite repression how does it allow a bacterial cell to use glucose in preference to other sugars

Plasma Membrane. What is the composition of plasma membrane (PM) of a bacterial cell? How does...

Plasma Membrane. What is the composition of plasma membrane (PM) of a bacterial cell? How does this compare to a eukaryotic cell? List the functions of the PM. Without complex internal membranes, where do prokaryotes carry out membrane-bound chemical reactions such as ATP synthesis or photosynthesis?

A) What is the natural habitat of a penicillium (penicillin)? B) How does penicillium (penicillin) acquire...

A) What is the natural habitat of a penicillium (penicillin)? B) How does penicillium (penicillin) acquire nutrients and transform energy? C) What is the type of movement of a penicillium (penicillin)? D) What is the ecological role (niche) of a penicillium (penicillin)? E) Name a unique structural feature of a penicillium (penicillin).

9. How does p53 act to regulate the cell cycle?

How does the molecular composition of the parts of a bacterial cell envelope determine their functions?

Subjects