Illustration of the antibiotic levofloxacin complexed with topoisomerase IV and DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, blue helix) from a Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium. Topoisomerase IV is a bacterial enzyme that untangles newly replicated DNA and enables the segregation of daughter chromosomes during replication. Levofloxacin binds to topoisomerase IV and inhibits it, therefore preventing the bacterium from replicating. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / FRANCISCO J. ENGUITA |
Bildgröße: | 4695 px × 4721 px |
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