Digestion Of Penicillin: Bacterial Infections In The Body

penicillin is a group of B-lactam antibiotics which are used to get rid of bacterial infections in the body. The medication works by weakening the peptidoglycan layer found inside the bacterial wall thus preventing the cell wall from combining with the bacterial cells. An allergic reaction to penicillin is a situation when the body’s immune system causes a hypersensitive response on the ingestion of penicillin. This reaction is triggered when a foreign body called an allergen, in this case penicillin, enters the body. The body’s response is the release of chemical mediators called histamine from mast cells which have an antibody attached to it. These antibodies which are attached to the mast cells are called immunoglobulin-E (IgE) and assists