Antibiotics Major Action Flashcards
(39 cards)
Major action of daptomycin
cell membrane inhibition
Major action of polymyxin B and E
cell membrane inhibition
Major action of rifampin
inhibitor of RNA function
Major action of clofazimine
inhibitor of DNA function
Major action of clavulanic acid
cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition
Major action of tryocidine and gramicidine
cell membrane inhibition
Major action of bacitracin
cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition
Name the inhibitor of RNA function
rifampin
Major action of cycloserine
cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition
Major action of cathelicidins
cell membrane inhibition
Major action of oxazolidinones
protein synthesis inhibitor
Name the cell wall inhibitors
beta lactams, clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam, lipoglycopeptides, cycloserine, bacitracin, fosfomycin
Name the cell membrane inhibitors
polymyxin B&E tryocidine & gramicidin daptomycin cathelicidins
Major action of streptogramins
protein synthesis inhibitor
Major action of tetracyclines
protein synthesis inhibitor
Major action of macrolides
protein synthesis inhibitor
Name the major classes of protein synthesis inhibitors
aminoglycosides tetracyclines glycylcycline chloramphenicol macrolides lincosamides streptogramins oxazolidinones furisic acid nitrofuran
Major action of lincosamides
protein synthesis inhibitor
Major action of fusidic acid
protein synthesis inhibitor
Major action of nitrofuran
protein synthesis inhibitor
Major action of novobiocin
inhibitor of DNA function
Name the four lipoglycopeptides
vancomycin oritavancin telavancin dalbavancin
Major action of metronidazole
inhibitor of DNA function
Major action of ethambutol
cell envelope inhibition
