Sentences with phrase «inhibit cell wall synthesis»

Some inhibit cell wall synthesis while others increase the permeability of cell membranes, activate enzymes that destroy cell walls or interfere with protein synthesis or the metabolism of nucleic acids.

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This class is bactericidal and acts by inhibiting the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall through binding to the penicillin binding protein (PBP)[5].

Because Lufenuron inhibits the production or synthesis of chitin, it is also deemed effective in the mitigation of fungal infections since about a third of the cell wall of fungal species is made of chitin.