PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
PRESCOTTS GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781307412420
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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A chemical substances that can be used for treating several forms of cancer are called as chemotherapeutic agents. Chemotherapeutic agents can also be used for many therapeutic purpose within the body. Generally, there are five ways in which chemotherapeutic agents can damage or kill bacterial pathogen that include inhibitors of cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis inhibitors, metabolic antagonists, cell membrane disruption, and nucleic acid synthesis.

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