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Penicillin works by inactivating an enzyme necessary for the cross linking bacterial cell walls.
Its given to people who use it and get cured
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey work by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis
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∙ 13y agoCephalosporins are used to treat infections in different parts of the body--the ears, nose, throat, lungs, sinuses, and skin, for example.
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Why was Norman heatley so important to the success of the work on penicillin?
because his own DNA has been extracted from penicillin
What happens if you take penicillin on a full stomach?
the penicillin would be deactiviated and therefore not work as the acid in your stomach gets higher to digest the food the penicillin will not perform how it should do !! =D
What mean pencillin reststance?
Penicillin resistance means that penicillin does not work against the particular organism or against the particular disease.
Will penicillin vk 500 mg work on dogs?
Yes
How Does penicillin work for an abscess tooth?
The best antibiotic for an abscessed tooth can depend on how bad the infection is and which the dentist prefers. Sometimes penicillin is best if the infection is bad. Amoxicillin is part of the penicillin family and is associated with the treatment of abscessed teeth.
Why do penicillin and ampicilin work on salbus but not e coli?
E. coli produces an enzyme known as beta-lactamase, which makes it resistant to penicillin and ampicillin, whereas salbus does not.
Does penicillin capsules work for human infections?
Penicillin is not a broad spectrum antibiotic like chloramphenicol or the tetracycline. In fact the penicillin is a narrow spectrum antibiotic. It kills the gram positive and gram negative cocci and gram positive bacilli only. Now a days many bacteria has become resistant to penicillin.
Why is penicillin V called penicillin V?
Penicillin G procaine is an antibiotic that is given by injection into a muscle. It is approved to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It does not work to treat viral infections, such as the common cold. Note: The above is a quote from the website linked below. What does G in penicillin G stand for? The letter G in penicillin G stands for the phrase gold standard, as in gold standard Penicillin
Is there penicillin in Motrin?
No; there is no penicillin in ibuprofen.
How does penicillin work as an enzyme inhibitor?
Penicillin works by irreversibly inhibiting an enzyme (transpeptidase) that catalyzes a crosslinking reaction in the formation of the bacterial cell wall. Penicillin inhibits the transpeptidase by forming an irreversible covalent bond with the active-site serine residue in the enzyme
Are non-dividing bacteria sensitive to penicillin?
No, it is not. Only dividing bacteria are sensitive to penicillin, as it usually work by either damaging the harmful dividing bacteria's cell membrane or preventing its growth.
How often can you take penicillin G injections without becoming immune?
It's not up to you, it's up to the bacteria which are infecting you. If you already have bacteria with high resistance to penicillin, it won't work the first time. If your bacterial infection has no genes for resistance, penicillin could work forever. So the answer varies between 0 and infinity. This is not a question for wiki, but for your physician.
