C'ertain antibiotics kill bacteria by covalently binding to the active site of an essential mechanism of action, these antibiotics would be classified as: bacterial enzyme and, in this way, inactivating the enzyme's activity. Because of this competitive inhibitors irreversible inhibitors noncompetitive inhibitors reversible inhibitors none of the above

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Certain antibiotics kill bacteria by covalently binding to the active site of an essential bacterial enzyme and, in this way, inactivating the enzyme’s activity. Because of this mechanism of action, these antibiotics would be classified as:

a) competitive inhibitors  
b) irreversible inhibitors  
c) noncompetitive inhibitors  
d) reversible inhibitors  
e) none of the above  

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Transcribed Image Text:Certain antibiotics kill bacteria by covalently binding to the active site of an essential bacterial enzyme and, in this way, inactivating the enzyme’s activity. Because of this mechanism of action, these antibiotics would be classified as: a) competitive inhibitors b) irreversible inhibitors c) noncompetitive inhibitors d) reversible inhibitors e) none of the above There is a watermark or faint diagram that appears to be a pie chart, but it is not clearly visible or relevant to the given text.
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