Question

A protein that binds one of these compounds is engineered from a Tn10 gene product and the VP16 transactivator domain in a common inducible gene expression system. One type of these compounds forms the substrate of zinc-containing metalloenzymes that are class B in a classification scheme named for Ambler. A solution containing tryptone and yeast solution is commonly supplemented with these compounds to check for uptake of pUC19 or other vectors. One of these compounds prevents crosslinking of N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid (10[1])and contains a characteristic four-atom ring. That type of these compounds, beta-lactams, (10[1])disrupt (10[2])the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall. For 10 points, penicillin is what kind of (10[2])drug that kills bacteria? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: antibiotics [accept specific types of antibiotics like beta-lactams or penicillins or macrolides or aminoglycosides or carbapenems or cephalosporins or tetracyclines or ampicillin or carbenicillin or kanamycin or neomycin or puromycin]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan APitt A8110
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State B (DII)9310
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State AMichigan B9410
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State C (DII)Michigan C (UG)9410
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Pitt B (UG)10910
Francis Hanf (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)10910
Nadita Shankar (DII)CWRU D (DII)Michigan State C (UG)11310

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y1100%0%100%114.00
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y6100%0%33%97.33
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%56%99.22
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%99.00
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y8100%0%13%105.13
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%97.00
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y5100%0%0%101.00