The mechanism of action of the antibiotic vancomycin is
A) inhibition of cell wall synthesis.
B) disruption of cytoplasmic membranes.
C) inhibition of protein synthesis.
D) inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis.
E) inhibition of a metabolic pathway.
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