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β‑lactam antibiotics exert their antibacterial effect by interfering with cell ...
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β‑lactam antibiotics exert their antibacterial effect by interfering with cell wall biosynthesis, leading to loss of structural integrity and cell death in actively dividing bacteria. Structural studies show that these drugs covalently interact with enzymes responsible for peptidoglycan cross‑linking.
Based on this mode of action, β‑lactam antibiotics most plausibly function by
mimicking which native bacterial structure?
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