Antibiotics destroy the bacterial cells in the host body without causing harm to the host cells. Give reasons.
Antibiotics destroy the bacterial cells in the host body without causing harm to the host cells. Give reasons.
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Antibiotics are chemical substances which can kill as well as inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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Antibiotics work by inhibiting the synthesis of cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria.
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Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells.
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Moreover, the ribosomes present in prokaryotic cells are different from the ribosomes present in eukaryotic cells.
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Antibiotics can interfere with the ribosomes of bacterial cells thereby making the cell incapable of protein synthesis.
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These antibiotics have no effect on the ribosomes of eukaryotic cells. Hence antibiotics can selectively kill bacterial cells.
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Antibiotics are chemical substances which can kill as well as inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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Antibiotics work by inhibiting the synthesis of cell wall to prevent growth and replication of the bacteria.
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Human cells do not have cell walls, but many types of bacteria do, and so antibiotics can target bacteria without harming human cells.
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Moreover, the ribosomes present in prokaryotic cells are different from the ribosomes present in eukaryotic cells.
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Antibiotics can interfere with the ribosomes of bacterial cells thereby making the cell incapable of protein synthesis.
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These antibiotics have no effect on the ribosomes of eukaryotic cells. Hence antibiotics can selectively kill bacterial cells.
