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The penicillins also inactivate an inhibitor of autolytic enzymes present in the cell wall, thus resulting in lysis of the bacterium.
The penicillins also inactivate an inhibitor of autolytic enzymes present in the cell wall, thus resulting in lysis of the bacterium.
Due to the lytic nature of the group of drugs they are considered to be '''bacteriocidal''' (ie kill bacteria).
==Spectrum of Activity==
==Spectrum of Activity==