In what way does the antibiotic penicillin affect the metabolism of a bacterial cell?
- APenicillin reduces cell growth by preventing water uptake.
- BPenicillin inhibits the formation of cross-links in the cell wall between peptidoglycan molecules.
- CPenicillin inhibits the hydrolysis of peptidoglycan links in the cell wall during cell extension.
- DPenicillin weakens the cell wall by digesting peptidoglycan molecules.