A. how is each target selectively toxic to kill microbes without harming the host?

Question

asked May 6, 2019 5.8k views

1 Answer

Arno Moonen · Answer 1 · 2019-05-12T07:42:47+0000

- Bacteria are encased in a cell wall, if they didn't have on they would absorb water, swell and burst
- Penicillin's and cephalosporin's weaken cell wall and cause lysis, since mammalian cells have no cell wall these drugs do not affect them

A. how is each target selectively toxic to kill microbes without harming the host?

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Related questions

Categories

Other Questions