Question

Find the odd one out.

• A. Puromycin
• B. Streptomycin
• C. Chloramphenicol
• D. Vancomycin

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Vancomycin

• Vancomycin is an antibiotic that acts by disrupting the cell wall synthesis.

• It prevents the formation of the new cell wall by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis.

• Puromycin, streptomycin, and chloramphenicol are antibiotics that act by disrupting protein synthesis.