Quoc: Ampicillin acts as an irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme transpeptidase, which is needed by bacteria to make the cell wall. It inhibits the third and final stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis in binary fission, which ultimately leads to cell lysis; therefore, ampicillin is usually bacteriolytic.\n\nAnswer this question based on the passage: which cellular component in the bacterial cell is targeted by ampicillin?
HW Chung: OK, some thoughts:
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The important part for answering this question is: It inhibits the third and final stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis in binary fission, which ultimately leads to cell lysis; therefore, ampicillin is usually bacteriolytic. The answer is cell wall.
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