ANTIBIOTICS Flashcards
(151 cards)
He introduced the concept of survival of the fittest, “antibiosis”.
Vuillemin
“An antibiotic or antibiotic substance is a substance produced by microorganisms, which has the capacity of inhibiting the growth and even of destroying other microorganisms.”
S.A. Waksman
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Penicillin/Cephalosphorins
Antibiotic destruction or modification
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Tetracyclines
Antibiotic efflux
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Macrolides
Alteration or replacement of targets
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Penicillin/Cephalosporins
Identify the enzyme activity.
Cleavage by beta-lactamase
Antibiotic destruction or modification
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Macrolides
Identify the enzyme activity.
rRNA methylation
Alteration or replacement of targets
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE
Tetracyclines
Identify the enzyme activity.
Efflux by TetA
Antibiotic efflux
TYPE OF ACTIVITY
Site of action:
Cell Wall and Cell Membrane
-Cidal or -Static
-Cidal
TYPE OF ACTIVITY
Site of action:
Ribosomes, 50s
-Cidal or -Static
-Static
SITE OF ACTION
Bacitracin
Cell Wall
SITE OF ACTION
Cephalosphorins
Cell Wall
SITE OF ACTION
Penicillins
Cell Wall
SITE OF ACTION
Vancomycin
Cell Wall
SITE OF ACTION
Teicoplanin
Cell Wall
SITE OF ACTION
Amphotericin B
Cell Membrane
SITE OF ACTION
Nystatin
Cell Membrane
SITE OF ACTION
Polymyxins
Cell Membrane
SITE OF ACTION
Chloramphenicol (CMC)
Ribosomes
SITE OF ACTION
Erythromycins
50s
SITE OF ACTION
Lincomycins
50s
SITE OF ACTION
Pancidals
DNA/RNA
SITE OF ACTION
Anti-cancers
DNA/RNA
Pancidals
4-membered cyclic amide
B-lactam ring