2 (Student Presentation) - Classification of Antibiotics based on MoA

Question 1

Antibiotic classification based on MoA

Answer 1

1. Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
2. Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
3. DNA Synthesis Inhibitors
4. RNA synthesis Inhibitors
5. Mycolic Acid synthesis inhibitors
6. Folic Acid synthesis inhibitors

Question 2

E.g. of antibiotics (cell wall synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 2

beta-lactam (penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems), bacitracin, vancomycin, and daptomycin

Question 3

E.g. of antibiotics (protein synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 3

Affect 30S ribosomal subunit: Aminoglycosides and Tetracycline

Affect 50S ribosomal subunit: Macrolides, Chloramphenicol, Lincosamide, Linezolid

Question 4

E.g. of antibiotics (DNA synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 4

Fluoroquinolones and Metronidazole

Question 5

E.g. of antibiotic (RNA synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 5

Rifampin

Question 6

E.g. of antibiotics (mycolic acid synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 6

Isoniazid, Ethionamide, Isoxyl, and Triclosan

Question 7

E.g. of antibiotics (folic acid synthesis inhibitors)

Answer 7

Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, and Pyrimethamine