Amoxicilin

 Amoxicilin or amoxycilin is an <a href="Antibiotic">antibiotic</a> used to treat various bacterial <a href="Infection">infections</a>.It's a type of <a href="Penicillin">penicilin which</a> works by binding to the penicilin binding protein 1A and preventing the bacteria from synthesing new bacterial<a href="Cell wall">cell walls causing</a> cell lysis and preventing the synthesis of new bacteria.

Amoxicilin works mostly on <a href="Gram-positive">gram positive bacteria and</a> some <a href="Gram-negative">gram negative bateria</a>.However, amoxicilin doesn't work in <a href="B-lactamase">B-lactamase producing</a> bacteria which degrade the antibiotic.Therefore it is often prescribed with <a href="Clavulanic acid">clavulanic acid which</a>  <a href="Enzyme Inhibitors">inhibits </a>B-lactamase.

It's effective against <a href="Streptococci">Streptococci</a>, <a href="E. coli">E.coli</a>, <a href="Pneumococci">Pneumococci,</a> and some strains of <a href="Staphylococci">Staphylococci.</a>

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