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What is the primary mechanism of action of penicillin?
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What is the primary mechanism of action of penicillin?
Inhibition of protein synthesis
Disruption of cell wall synthesis
Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis
Inhibition of folic acid synthesis
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What is the primary mechanism of action of penicillin?
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Step 1: Understand that bacteria have a protective outer layer called the cell wall.
Step 2: Know that penicillin is an antibiotic that targets this cell wall.
Step 3: Learn that penicillin interferes with the process that bacteria use to build their cell walls.
Step 4: Realize that when the cell wall is not formed properly, the bacteria cannot maintain their shape.
Step 5: Understand that this leads to the bacteria bursting (cell lysis) because of internal pressure.
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