Which of the following antimicrobial drugs is synthetic?

sulfanilamide

penicillin

actinomycin

neomycin

Answer: sulfanilamide

Explanation:

Antimicrobial drugs are those drugs which reduce or stops the growth of the microorganisms. The drugs can be antibiotics, antiprotozoals, antiviral and antifungal depending upon the type of pathogen or microbe.

The antimicrobial drugs can be synthetic when they are produced by the purposeful fermentation of plant products.

The sulfanilamide is one of the synthetic antimicrobial drug. Sulfanilamide is an antibacterial drug. It is an organic compound. It consists of aniline derivatized with a sulfonamide group.