Sulfa drugs like bactrim, given for bacterial infections, inhibit bacteria by blocking folic acid synthesis. the precursor molecule of folic acid is para-amino benzoic acid (paba). interestingly, paba has a structure very similar to a sulfa drug. if a sulfa drug is present, the bacterial enzyme will bind the sulfa drug because of structural similarity. this is an example of:
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