Sulfa Drugs Work on _______

Question

Sulfa drugs work on _______.
A) nucleic acid biosynthesis
B) ribosome biosynthesis
C) peptidoglycan biosynthesis
D) folic acid biosynthesis

Accepted Answer

Sulfa drugs target the bacterial pathway for folic acid biosynthesis, which is essential for bacterial growth and replication but does not affect human cells because humans obtain folic acid from their diet.