Chapter 20

Front 1

_______________ is the use of drugs to treat a disease.

Back 1

chemotherapy

Front 2

_______________ is a substance produced by a microbe that, in small amounts, inhibits another microbe.

Back 2

antibiotic

Front 3

_______-________ antibiotics are effective against a wide range of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Back 3

broad-spectrum

Front 4

4. The three specific mode of action for protein synthesis inhibition are inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis, inhibiting the synthesis of essential metabolites, and injuring the _________ __________.

Back 4

plasma membrane

Front 5

Natural penicillin’s prevent cross-linking of _______ and _______.

Back 5

NAG and NAM

Front 6

Penicillin works against _______ _______ synthesis.

Back 6

cell wall

Front 7

First gram-negative antibiotic: _________________

Back 7

streptomycin

Front 8

__________________ causes discoloration of teeth, and liver damage in pregnancy.

Back 8

tetracycline’s

Front 9

__________________ inhibits fatty acid synthesis

Back 9

triclosan

Front 10

Sulfa drugs inhibit _______ _______ synthesis, which can result in spina bifida in infants.

Back 10

folic acid

Front 11

Last chance drug for fungal infections is _______________

Back 11

amphotericin

Front 12

Echinocandins bind to _________________

Back 12

keratin

Front 13

The disk-diffusion method is used to determine how well the ___________ works.

Back 13

antibiotic

Front 14

_________________ occurs when the effect of two drugs are less effective than either one alone.

Back 14

antagonism

Front 15

_________________ are more difficult to treat with antibiotics, because they live inside the host and use host mechanisms.

Back 15

viruses

Front 16

Name the drug that was discovered in Borneo, and is the “last line” against antibiotic resistant S. aureus: ___________________

Back 16

vancomycin