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34 Cards in this Set
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most bacterial cell walls contain ____
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peptidoglycans
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2 antibiotics that block the synthesis of peptidoglycans, causing the cell wall to lyse
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penicillin - cephalosporins
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antibiotic that does not penetrate the outer membrane of a bacterial cell wall
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penicillins
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are penicillins more or less effective on the gram negative bacteria?
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less effective
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broad-spectrum penicillin & cephalosporins can cross the outer ____ of gram ____ bacteria
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membrane - negative
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in cell wall target, what are the targets of the antimicrobial drugs
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peptidoglycans
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in cell wall target, weak points of the peptidoglycans are exposed to ____ ____ antibiotics
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beta-lactam
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in cell wall target, peptidoglycans exposed to ____ environment causes the membrane to bulge as water ____ into cell
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hypotonic - diffuses
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in cell wall target, when the peptidoglycan membrane breaks this causes the cell to ____
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lyse
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____ are beta-lactam based drugs originally isolated from the mold ____ ____
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penicillin - penicillium chrysogenum
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penicillin originally was a ____ spectrum & bactericidal against gram ____
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narrow - positive
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penicillin are now ____-____, since it is fermented & modified
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semi synthetic
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large, diverse group of the compounds ____ & ____ are ____ spectrum
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amoxicillin - ampicillin - broad
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2 semi synthetic broad spectrum antibiotics ____ & ____ which are effective against gram ___ infections
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amoxicillin & ampicillin - negative
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the structure of all penicillin contains a ____-____ ring
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beta-lactam
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____ -____ enzyme causes the bacteria to be resistant to penicillin
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beta-lactamases
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penicillin drugs have little/low host ____ because of the specific mode of action on cell walls which humans lack
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toxicity
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the beta-lactam group of antibiotics contain ____ & ____ ring that are highly reactive
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3-carbon & 1-nitrogen
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in the chemical structure of penicillin, they all posses a ____-____ ring
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beta-lactam
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penicillin G is ____ spectrum & is ____ (injected/taken orally)
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narrow - injected
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penicillin V is ____ spectrum & is ____ (injected/taken orally)
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narrow - taken orally
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penicillin can be acquired ____ by microbial fermentation
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naturally
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the variable ____ group dictates microbial activity against gram ___ cells
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R-negative
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when drug resistance occurs the ____ ____ring is broken & the antibiotic becomes ____
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beta-lactam - inactive
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what is the end product when penicillin is hydrolyzed by the enzyme penicillinase
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penicilloic acid
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4 examples of semi synthetic penicillins
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amoxicillin - ampicillin - carbenicillin - methicillin
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3 broad spectrum semi-synthetic penicillins
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ampicillin - carbinecillin - amoxicillin
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3 semi-synthetic penicillinase-resistant penicillins
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carbapenems - monobactam - methicillin
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which broad spectrum semi synthetic penicillin is acid resistant ____
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ampicillin
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which penicillinase-resistant penicillin is very broad spectrum ____
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carbapenems
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which penicillinase-resistant penicillin is effective against gram negative bacteria ____
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monobactam
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____ ____ are extended spectrum penicillins
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semisynthetic penicillins
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semisynthetic penicillins contain ____ & ____ inhibitors
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penicillin & B-lactamase
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the primary problems of semisynthetic penicillins are ____ & ____ strains of bacteria
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allergies & resistant
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