Question

Which statement is false about B-lactam antibiotics?

a) They are inactivated by bacterial B-lactamases
b) They can maintain their activity by co-administering B-lactamase inhibitors
c) They are reversible inhibitors
d) They inhibit a bacterial transpeptidase reaction

Answer 1

Answer: c) They are reversible inhibitors

Explanation: B-lactam antibiotics are not are reversible inhibitors. reversible inhibitors are inhibitors which the allow enzymes they inhibit to start working again, as there is no perman effects on the enzymes ( there is no change to the shape of it active site.). They can sometimes appear as competitive, non-competitive or uncompetitive.