Penicillin is bacteriolytic because

It checks spindle formation.

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It destroys chromatin.

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It inhibit cell wall formation.

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It inhibit protein synthesis.

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Solution

The correct option is D It inhibit cell wall formation.
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. Penicillin inhibits the formation of peptidoglycan cross-links in the bacterial cell wall thereby inhibiting cell wall formation.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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