Drug chemically related to penicillins is_____________?
Correct answer: C. Cephalosporin
- A. Tetracycline
- B. Sulphonamide
- C. Cephalosporin
- D. Lincemycin
Explanation
Cephalosporins are beta-lactam antibiotics structurally related to penicillins and share inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis. Tetracyclines, sulfonamides and lincosamides belong to different antibiotic families.
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