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1. Howdoes penicillin act on a bacterial cell - or stated another way -what is the mechanism of action of penicillin? what is the cellulartarget of the antibiotic?

2. Whydoes penicillin not act on human cells? or stated another way - whydoes penicillin have selective toxicity?

3. Bespecific about why the penicillin may be able to act differently onone type of cell. What about that one type of cell allowspenicillin to act more effectively?

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