Staphylococcus Aureus Is a Gram-Positive Organism That Produces the Enzyme

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive organism that produces the enzyme β-lactamase,which renders certain types of antibiotics inactive.The mode of action that is prevented in certain antibiotics sensitive to this enzyme is:

A) cell wall synthesis.
B) protein synthesis to the 30S ribosomal subunit.
C) protein synthesis to the 50S ribosomal subunit.
D) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis.