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Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. It permanently inactivates the key enzymes in bacterial [[ | Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered. It permanently inactivates the key [[enzymes|enzymes]] in [[bacteria|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>. | ||
It was in 1928 that Alexander Flemming first noted the effect of [[Penicillium| | It was in 1928 that [[Alexander Flemming|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 18:37, 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