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Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. It permanently inactivates the key enzymes in bacterial cell walls <ref>Berg JM, Tymoczko JL and Stryer L, 2007, Biochemistry 6th edition, NY, W. H Freeman and Company, page 109</ref>. | Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. It permanently inactivates the key enzymes in bacterial [[Cell_wall|cell walls]] <ref>Berg JM, Tymoczko JL and Stryer L, 2007, Biochemistry 6th edition, NY, W. H Freeman and Company, page 109</ref>. | ||
=== References === | It was in 1928 that Alexander Flemming first noted the effect of [[Penicillium|Penicillium]] on the growth of [[staphylococci|staphyloccoci]]; yet it wasn't until 1941 that it was first used for treatment against bacterial infection. | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 29 November 2011
Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. It permanently inactivates the key enzymes in bacterial cell walls [1].
It was in 1928 that Alexander Flemming first noted the effect of Penicillium on the growth of staphyloccoci; yet it wasn't until 1941 that it was first used for treatment against bacterial infection.
References
- ↑ Berg JM, Tymoczko JL and Stryer L, 2007, Biochemistry 6th edition, NY, W. H Freeman and Company, page 109