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Define Drugs |
Chemicals that affect physiology in any manner |
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Define Chemotherapeutic Agents |
Drugs that act against diseases |
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Define Antimicrobial Agents |
Drugs that treat infections |
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Explain why there are fewer anti-viral drugs than anti-bacterial drugs? |
Viruses enter host cells and make use of host components |
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Understand the 6 mechanisms of antimicrobial action? |
Back (Definition) |
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Understand the specific mechanism of action of the penicillin and other beta-lactams. |
Penicillin kills bacteria through binding of the beta-lactam ring of to DD-trans peptides, inhibiting it’s cross-linking activity and preventing we cell wall formation. Without a cell wall, a bacterial cell is vulnerable to outside water and molecular pressures, and quickly dies. |
