Nyastatin and miconazole have a ________ structure which allows them to disrupt the ergesterol, an important part of the cell membrane of ________. fatty acid; parasitic worms fatty acid; fungal cells PG inhibitor; bacterial cells reverse transcriptase inhibitor; viral particles
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