Penicillin-sensitive bacteria die because penicillin forms a _______(1) bond with transpeptidase and inhibits enzyme activity, which blocks ________ (2) synthesis. Penicillin-resistant bacteria produce an enzyme called beta-lactamase, which _________ (3) a beta-lactam ring in the antibiotic to block its function. In cases of penicillin resistance, the antibiotic ___________ (4) is used because it is not a substrate for the _______ (5) enzyme. MRSA infections are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria that express a variant ________(6) enzyme.1) disulfide, 2) glucose, 3) cleaves, 4) puromycin, 5) beta-lactamase, 6) glycosidase1) covalent, 2) cell wall, 3) phosphorylates, 4) amoxicillin, 5) transpeptidase, 6) beta-lactamase1) covalent, 2) amino acid, 3) cleaves, 4) tetracycline, 5) beta-lactamase, 6) transpeptidase1) covalent, 2) cell wall, 3) cleaves, 4) methicillin, 5) beta-lactamase, 6) transpeptidase

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