You have been hired by a pharmaceutical company to develop a new antimicrobial drug to target bacteria. Based on what you know about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellular anatomy, you are attempting to determine the most appropriate cellular target for your drug. You have identified three potential compounds:
a) Black Flag-ellin - a drug that targets the protein flagellin, which is found in bacterial flagella
b) Ribo-buster - a drug that targets the 70S ribosomes
c) Plasma-be-gone - a drug that targets the plasma membrane
Unfortunately, you only have the research and development budget to pursue one of these drugs, and you have to decide which one to focus your research on. Answer the following questions in your evaluation of these potential treatments:
1. Predict the effect that treatment with each drug would have on bacterial populations
2. Compare the relative utility of each of these drugs.
3. Finally, state which drug you choose to focus on, and justify this choice.
You have been hired by a pharmaceutical company to develop a new antimicrobial drug to target bacteria. Based on what you know about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cellular anatomy, you are attempting to determine the most appropriate cellular target for your drug. You have identified three potential compounds:
a) Black Flag-ellin - a drug that targets the protein flagellin, which is found in bacterial flagella
b) Ribo-buster - a drug that targets the 70S ribosomes
c) Plasma-be-gone - a drug that targets the plasma membrane
Unfortunately, you only have the research and development budget to pursue one of these drugs, and you have to decide which one to focus your research on. Answer the following questions in your evaluation of these potential treatments:
1. Predict the effect that treatment with each drug would have on bacterial populations
2. Compare the relative utility of each of these drugs.
3. Finally, state which drug you choose to focus on, and justify this choice.
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