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 and contains a characteristic four-atom ring. That type of these compounds, (10[1])beta-lactams, (10[1])disrupt the peptidoglycan layer (10[1])of the cell wall. For 10 points, penicillin is what kind of (10[1])drug that kills bacteria? ■END■ (10[1])

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
Khanh NguyenUF AFlorida State University A9210
Shiva TegullaUCF AUF D9310
Aryan PathakUF EFlorida Tech B9710
Aidan BernardoFlorida Tech AUF F10910
Matthew AndersenUF CUCF B11410

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