Antibiotics that target the bacterial ribosome have less side effects on humans because:

Question

Antibiotics that target the bacterial ribosome have less side effects on humans because:

Antibiotics that target the bacterial ribosome have less side effects on humans because:

bacterial ribosomes are larger and structurally different

bacteria lack cell walls

bacterial ribosomes contain only sugar residues

bacterial ribosomes make proteins that human immune systems don’t recognize

bacterial ribosomes are smaller

Answer 1

bacterial ribosomes are structurally different from human ribosomes, allowing antibiotics to selectively target bacterial ribosomes without affecting human ribosomes. This specificity reduces the risk of side effects on humans.