By which of the following means antifungal chemotherapeutic agents may affect fungi?
Options
A. Interfere with nuclear division by preventing the aggregation of microtubules needed for mitosis
B. Interfere with normal nucleic acid synthesis
C. Interfere with ergosterol biosynthesis and thus alter the structure of the cytoplasmic membrane as well as the function of several membrane-bound enzymes like those involved in nutrient transport and chitin synthesis
D. all of these
Correct Answer
all of these
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1. Which of the following is true to prevent botulism from smoked fish?
Options
A. The fish should be heated at its coolest part to at least 82°C for 30 min during or after smoking
B. Fish should be immediately frozen after packaging and kept frozen
C. Good sanitation should be maintained throughout production and handling
2. The ability of a competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in an allosterically controlled enzyme is __________ than the ability of a non-competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in the same allosterically controlled enzyme.