To treat bronchitis the patient was prescribed a beta-lactam antibiotic. Its mechanism of action is based on inhibition of murein production, which results in death of the causative agent. Name this drug:

Answer options

1. Penicillin G Sodium Salt
2. Bijochinol (Quinine bismuth iodide)
3. Ciprofloxacin
4. Azithromycin
5. Streptomycin

Explanation

To treat bronchitis the patient was prescribed a beta-lactam antibiotic. Its mechanism of action is based on inhibition of murein production, which results in death of the causative agent. Name this drug:Penicillin belongs to the beta-lactam family of antibiotics, the members of which use a similar mechanism of action to inhibit bacterial cell growth, Lactam antibiotics inhibit the formation of peptidoglycan cross-links in the bacterial cell wall Peptidoglycan, also called murein, is a polymer that makes up the cell wall of most bacteria.