What is antibiotic penicillin? Give its function.

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Penicillin antibiotic blocks the bacterial processes that build the cell-wall. Due to this drug, the bacteria is unable to make a protective cell-wall and dies easily. It is used to cure the diseases and infections caused by bacteria.

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