Why are nucleotide or nucleoside analogs effective as drugs? a) act as competitive inhibitor b) mimic functions of DNA or RNA components c) targets the cell wall

Q: If you were developing a new “broad-spectrum” antibiotic to kill a widevariety of bacteria, which…

A: To create a broad-spectrum antibiotic it might be necessary to travel once the cell membrane, cell…

Q: Are any cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensely by iodine?

A: An amyloplast is a plastid type of organelle which produces and stores starch-like materials in the…

Q: Can all bacteria undergo transformation? Explain.

A: Transformation is the process of taking up of foreign DNA or naked DNA by bacterial cells. The…

Q: Using the web, find an antidote for cyanide and describe its molecular function

A: Exposure to different forms of cyanide results in cyanide poisoning. Compounds like hydrogen cyanide…

Q: Viruses contain either DNA or RNA. Viruses possess their own metabolic system      a. FIRST…

A: Both the RNA and DNA are nucleic acids that are made up of nucleotides. They are classified as…

Q: What is the mechanisms by which most pesticides act on organisms?

A: Pesticides are mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, or controlling any pest,…

Q: Give two examples of antibiotics that act on the following: cell wall synthesis disruption of cell…

A: Antibiotics are either natural products of microorganisms or semi-synthetically produced from…

Q: What do you mean by endocytic pathway?

A: ENDOCYTOSIS is a primary cellular mechanism by which cells import macromolecules. OR simply…

Q: list 3 targets of antibiotics that are unique to bacterial cells & explain what they do in bacteria…

A: Antibiotics impact negatively the bacterial cell's vital processes and structures. The bacterium is…

Q: How do transporons contribute to drug resistance?

A: The above question explanation is given below.

Q: particles can heterophile antibody agglutinate

A: A test used to detect quickly the infectious mononucleosis (IM) also known as glandular fever which…

Q: what are two broad classifications of antibiotics in terms of their ability to kill or inhibit?

A: Antibiotics are antimicrobial substances that are effective against bacteria. Antibiotic medications…

Q: How do bacteriocins benefit bacteria in their natural habitat?

A: Bacteriocins are the protein substances, which are toxic to the other closely related strains of the…

Q: How do nanopores work?

A: DNA sequencing is a method to determine the arrangement of nucleotide within DNA. It is used to…

Q: Where do true antibiotics come from in nature?

A: Antibiotics are substances which are able to inhibit or destroy growth of microorganisms. These…

Q: Which of the following mechanisms of action of antibiotics has the fewest side effects?   protein…

A: As already mentioned in the question Antibiotics have mainly 5 basic mechanisms, against the…

Q: How could bacteria become resistant to an antibiotic?

A: Bacteria are usually visible under the microscope only. The organisms included in this category are…

Q: What are inhibitor of cell wall biosysthesis, Inhibitor protein systhesis, nucleic acid synthesis,…

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of the body. The body uses the cell for…

Q: Can you think of a situation in which it would be better for a drug to be microbistatic rather than…

A: Microbistatic drugs are those which stop or prevents the growth of harmful bacterias in the body…

Q: With the help of two examples , define antibiotics?

A: An antibiotic is an antimicrobial which inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms. It is used…

Q: What part of a eukaryotic cell could be affected by antibiotics that target ribosomes and why?

A: Majority of antibiotics that block bacterial protein synthesis interfere with the processes and…

Q: Acyclovir can be used to treated virus-infected cells. Explain how?

A: Acyclovir is an antiviral medication which  is primarily used for the treatment of viral disesases…

Q: Penicillin uses which mechanism of antibiotic action against bacterial cells?

A: Penicillin is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic which kills bacteria by binding the beta - lactam…

Q: How does Ricin and some antibiotics work? What is the consequence?

A: Ricin is a lectin that is produced in the endosperm of castor seeds. It is a highly toxic protein…

Q: 7. A proteolytic enzyme has the following action: 1. It cleaves complex sugars into simple sugars.…

A: Proteolytic enzymes are also known as proteases , peptidase or proteinases . In the human body ,they…

Q: Which can be targeted by a drug used to kill bacterial cells?

A: Numerous diseases are caused by pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites), therefore drugs designed…

Q: What is meant by ‘broad spectrum antibiotics’?

A: Antibiotics are also called antibacterial and are the medications that slow or destroy bacterial…

Q: Question: Name and explain the mode of mechanism of antibiotics (one each) targeting prokaryotic (1)…

A: 1. levofloxacin and norfloxacin are the antibiotics that interfere with DNA synthesis by inhibiting…

Q: Match each antibacterial drug with its primary target. Chloramphenico✓ Choose... Nucleic acid…

A: Sol: Antibacterial drug is chemical substances which are obtained from biological source or produced…

Q: What is meant by ‘narrow spectrum antibiotics’?

A: Antibiotics are the drugs used to kill bacterial species by limiting their cell division or…

Q: How might viroids cause disease in plants?

A: Viroids are the tiniest contagious pathogens known. They are comprised only of a small…

Q: Can all bacteria undergo transformation? Explain.

A: Transformation is the process of horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes, specifically bacteria.

Q: Microb briefly describe 3 possible effects that antibiotics have on bacteria (ie- 3 things…

A: Antibiotics are substances that are extracted from one microbe and have harmful effects on another…

Q: Which of the following is not an antiviral drug? O Protease inhibitors O Fusion inhibitors O Cell…

A: Antiviral drugs - protease inhibitors ,Fusion inhibitors and entry inhibitors . Fusion or Entry…

Q: Explain how it would be possible for A. baumannii to develop drug resistance to a drug in the body…

A: Drug resistance is defined as the phenomenon of reduced effectiveness of a drug against a pathogen.…

Q: The structures of two antiviral drugs are shown below. Draw the structures of the natural compounds

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Q: what makes a prion so strong that it becomes difficult to destroy it even under high temperature?

A: Prion are mis-folded proteins, that make virus-like microorganisms called Prions. These proteins…

Q: Why is a microtome an indispensable tool in a Microtechnique laboratory?

A: By definition, a microtome is an instrument that allows the production of extremely thin slices of…

Q: enzyme(s) used by retroviruses and positive strand RNA viruses to complete their lifecycles.

A: Enzymes used by the retroviruses to complete their life cycle are :- 1) protease-  Help in virus…

Q: Can antibiotic kill bacteria?

A: Antibiotics are the drugs that are effective in treating the pathogenic infection. These drugs…

Q: Use the following statements that best describes the antibiotic mechanism for each: Statement:…

A: Antibiotics are prescriptions that battle bacterial contaminations in individuals and creatures.…

Q: Which of the following is the site of action for penicillin?  Cell wall Cell membrane Protein DNA

A: We know that Penicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is produced from certain fungal species and…

Q: For a bacterial exotoxin with a typical A-B type toxin structure, removal of the A portion of the…

A: Introduction A toxin is a substance that is created by the human body or any other living entity.…

Q: A proteolytic enzyme has the following action: 1. It cleaves complex sugars into simple sugars. 2.…

A: Proteolytic enzymes are the enzymes that breaks proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino…

Q: Explain about Synthetic Dyes and Sulfa Drugs ?

A: Introduction: A coloured substance that binds to the substrate chemically to which it is being…

Q: Choose the combination of answers that most accurately completes the statement.Which of the…

A: Antimicrobial drugs are drugs that either kill a microbe or inhibit the growth of a microbe. There…

Q: Which of the following best describes the mechanism of action of the antibiotic streptomycin? A. it…

A: Antibiotics are chemical compounds that can be used against the bacterial infection in people and…