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Penicillins have a four-membered lactam ring. These antibiotics apparently work by react...

Penicillins have a four-membered lactam ring. These antibiotics apparently work by reacting with an NH2 nucleophile at the active site of an enzyme that is important in the bacterium, as shown in the following equation. What makes the equilibrium favorable for this reaction?

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