Where do antibiotics such as penicillin, amoxicillin, vancomycin, and cephalosporins exert their action on bacterial cells?  Group of answer choices inhibit protein synthesis at the ribosome break sugar-bonds between NAGs and NAMs inhibit cell membrane formation inhibit protein cross-links

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Where do antibiotics such as penicillin, amoxicillin, vancomycin, and cephalosporins exert their action on bacterial cells? 

Group of answer choices

inhibit protein synthesis at the ribosome

break sugar-bonds between NAGs and NAMs

inhibit cell membrane formation

inhibit protein cross-links

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