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Antibiotic that interferes with DNA function is:

A
Metronidazole
B
Nystatin
C
Tetracycline
D
Sulphonamides
High-Yield Explanation
Mechanism of Action Metronidazole is a prodrug requiring reductive activation of the nitro group by susceptible organisms.  Unlike their aerobic counterparts, anaerobic and microaerophilic pathogens contain electron transport components that have a sufficiently negative redox potential to donate electrons to metronidazole.  The single-electron transfer forms a highly reactive nitro radical anion that kills susceptible organisms by radical-mediated mechanisms that target DNA. Reference: Goodman & Gilman’s THE PHARMACOLOGICAL BASIS OF THERAPEUTICS THIRTEENTH EDITION Page no 991

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