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Novobiocin is an antibiotic that primarily inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase, an essential enzyme responsible for introducing negative supercoils into DNA during replication and transcription. By binding to the gyrase-DNA complex, it prevents the proper functioning of the enzyme, leading to DNA replication issues and ultimately bacterial cell death. This action disrupts the overall integrity of bacterial DNA, making novobiocin effective against certain Gram-positive bacteria.

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