Antibiotics for viruses and cancer therapy involve inhibition of folic acid reactions because?

Question

Many antibiotics, especially for viruses and cancer therapy involve

inhibition of folic acid reactions, especially because folic acid is essential for this reaction:

a) Synthesis of many amino acids.

b) Conversion of uracil to thymine for DNA synthesis.

c) Synthesis of deoxyribose for DNA synthesis.

d) None of these reactions explains the reason why inhibitors of folic acid act as antibiotics.

e) All of these reactions are reasons why inhibitors of folic acid act as antibiotics.

Answer 1

b) conversion of uracil to thymin for DNA synthesis. those mediciations deplete folate from cells which will interfer with the synthesis of DNA that will finally lead to cell death.