How Sulfa Drugs Work !!!!!!!!! - Cuntorio

Researchers have finally found out how sulfa drugs—the first class of antibiotics ever discovered—work at the molecular level. Sulfa drugs work by binding and inhibiting a specific enzyme called dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). This enzyme is critical for the synthesis of folate, an essential nutrient. Mammals get folate from their diet, but bacteria must synthesize this vitamin. Sulfa