KROK 1 2009 – Question 188 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
Treatment course of bacterial pneumonia included benzylpenicillin sodium salt. What is the mechanism of its antimicrobial action?
- A. Antagonism with the para-aminobenzoic acid
- B. Inhibition of the intracellular protein synthesis
- C. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis of the microorganism
- D. Inhibition of the SH enzyme groups of the microorganisms
- E. Inhibition of the cholinesterase activity
Hint
Think about what makes penicillins selectively toxic to bacteria but not to human cells, and why they act mainly on multiplying organisms.
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