Sulfa antibiotics kill bacteria by affecting a certain bacte…
Sulfa antibiotics kill bacteria by affecting a certain bacterial enzyme. The sulfa antibiotic is a substrate analog; it looks similar to a substrate needed by the bacterial cells to live. The sulfa antibiotic occupies the active site of an enzyme and blocks entry of the normal substrate. This prevents the bacteria from making nucleotides that are required for their reproduction and survival. Based on this information, the action of sulfa antibiotics is an example of
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