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Bactericidal
Kill microbes directly
Bacteriostatic
Prevent microbes from growing
The Action of Antimicrobial Drugs (STEP 1)

Inhibition of Cell Wall Synthesis: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Bacitracin, Vancomycin

The Action of Antimicrobial Drugs (STEP 2)

Inhibition of Protein Synthesis: Chloramphenicol, erthromycin, tetrecyclines, streptomycin

The Action of Antimicrobial Drugs (STEP 4)

Injury to plasma membrane: Polymyxin B

The Action of Antimicrobial Drugs (STEP 5)

Inhibition of synthesis of essential metabolites: sulfanilamide, trimethoprim

The Action of Antimicrobial Drugs (STEP 3)

Inhibition of nucleic acid replication and transcription: quinolones, rifampin

Penicillin G

requires injection

Penicillin V

can be taken orally

Oxacillin

Narrow spectrum, only gram-positives, but resistant to penicillinase

Ampicillin

Extended spectrum, many gram negatives

β−Lactam Antibiotics
1. Penicillin

2. Carbapenems


3. Monobactam


4. Cephalosporins

Penicillin
Penicilinase-resistant penicillins

Penicillins + β-lactamase inhibitors

Carbapenems

Substitute a C for a S, add a double bond

Monobactam

Single Bond

Cephalosporins (1st gen)
Narrow spectrum, gram-positive
Cephalosporins (2nd gen)
Extended spectrum includes gram-negative
Cephalosporins (3rd gen)
Includes pseudomonads; injected
Cephalosporins (4th gen)

Oral

Flemings Discovery

Penicillin-1928

Antihelminthic Drugs

~Echinocandins


~Niclosamide


~Praziquantel


~Mebendazole


~Ivermectin



Antiviral Drugs
~Protease inhibitors

~Integrase inhibitors


~Inhibit attachment


~Inhibit uncoating


~Fusion inhibitors

Antifungal Drugs

~Azoles

~Allylamines


~Flucytocine


~Pentamidine isethionate


~Griseofulvin


~Tolnaftate

Antibiotic Resistance
~Enzymatic destruction of drug

~Prevention of penetration of drug


~Alteration of drug's target site


~Rapid ejection of the drug

β−Lactam Ring
core structure of several antibiotic families