Penicillin is an irreversible inhibitor of the transpeptidases that catalyze the reactions that give the cell walls of some bacteria their rigidity. The antibiotic ________.

a) works by fitting into the active sites of these enzymes forming a covalently bound complex
b) works by sitting into the regulatory sites of these enzymes
c) does not compete for binding to the enzymes active site
d) none of the choices is correct


Ans: a) works by fitting into the active sites of these enzymes forming a covalently bound complex

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