Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1292216239
ISBN 13: 978-1-29221-623-2

Chapter 2 - Basic Chemistry - Review Questions - Page 87: 41

Answer

The antibiotics bind to important enzymes of bacteria, blocking their active sites and, hence, preventing the enzyme action in bacteria. This has a harmful effect on bacteria, and the bacteria die. But since these antibiotics are very specific to enzymes of bacteria, they do not affect the human taking them.

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