Biological Science, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
Biological Science, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134296029
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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The effectiveness of nalidixic acid and norfloxacin for inhibiting DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) synthesis after 10 minutes of drug administration.

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Ciprofloxacin belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone bactericidal drugs. Ciprofloxacin is a bacterial DNA gyrase (topoisomerase) inhibitor, which is responsible for introducing the negative supercoiling during the replication process.

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