Why was it important to determine the molecular structure of penicillin, after it had already been isolated and was being used as a medicine?
A) Knowing the molecular structure could lead to faster production of the drug.
B) The molecular structure could provide clues about how penicillin kills bacteria.
C) Knowing the molecular structure could allow chemists to devise an easier way to produce penicillin.
D) all of the above
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Q23: Who discovered penicillin?
A) Dorothy Hodgkin
B) Howard Florey
C)
Q24: The mold that produces penicillin most commonly
Q25: Why could the original discoverer of penicillin
Q26: Who were the scientists that first isolated
Q27: What was the experimental technique used to
Q29: Which scientist determined penicillin's molecular structure and
Q30: Penicillin kills bacteria by
A) disrupting the ability
Q31: Penicillin binds to a(n) _ inside bacterial
Q32: An enzyme is a biological molecule that
Q33: Penicillin is most destructive to bacteria with
A)
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