Chapter 22, Problem 1CT

Summary Introduction

To describe:

The reason that scientists face more difficulty in making antifungal drugs than antibacterial drugs and that antifungal drugs cause severe side effects on humans than antibacterial drugs.

Introduction:

Every organism present in the environment is divided into two major categories. These are eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The organisms that contain a well-defined nucleus enclosed in a nuclear membrane are called eukaryotes. However, the organisms that lack a well-defined nucleus are termed as prokaryotes. The genetic material in prokaryotic organisms lies freely in the cell cytoplasm.