Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Health > Medication and Drugs > Is penicillin bacteriocidal?

Is penicillin bacteriocidal?

In: Medication and Drugs, Antibiotics, Penicillin [Edit categories]

Answer:

Yes, penicillin is a beta- lactam antibiotic and it works by inhibiting the formation of peptidoglycan cross-links in the bacterial cell wall

First answer by ID2162644998. Last edit by ID2162644999. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Medication and Drugs questions?

	Who is the owner of mercury drugs?	Answer it!
	What are the short term effects of synthetic drugs?	Answer it!
	Should a drug test list the number panels being tested?	Answer it!
	What important developments took place in medicine during the scientific revolution?	Answer it!
	Can you take Pristiq while on Suboxone?	Answer it!

Why was penicillin called penicillin?
the name penicillin was given because the production of this antibiotic came from bacteria penicillin
What did penicillin do?
it cured many diseases
Where can you get penicillin?
Normally penicillin is prescribed by your doctor, to treat a specific bacterial infection, and dispensed by your local pharmacy. Because of the long use of penicillin many bacteria are now resistant...
Why is penicillin called penicillin?
Penicillin is produced from the genus of fungi "penicillia".
What is penicillin?
Penicillin is an antibiotic (a drug used to treat bacterial infections) made from a type of mold that is commonly found on bread products. Its antibiotic qualities were discovered in 1928 by...