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Does sulfanamides toxic to humans ?and why

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No

Step-by-step explanation:

Most sulfanamides are antibiotics, which kill the bacteria cells, but thankfully not human cells. They work by distrupting the production of dihydrofolic acid (form of folic acid that human/bacteria cells use for protein production).

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