8. ANTIMICROBIALS Flashcards
chemical substances produced by microorganisms with the capacity to inhibit (bacteriostatic) or kill (bactericidal) other microorganisms
can also be synthesized by means of chemical procedures that are independent from microbial activity
ANTIBIOTICS
Antibiotics examples
Bacitracin
Polymyxin
Cephalosporins
Gentamicin
Penicillin
Erythromycin
Neomycin
Amphotericin B
Nystatin
Chloramphenicol
Source of Bacitracin
Bacillus subtilis
Source of Polymyxin
Bacillus polymyxa
Source of Cephalosporins
Cephalosporium
Source of Gentamicin
Micromonospora purpurea
Source of Erythromycin
Streptomyces erythraeus
Source of Penicillin
Penicillium notatum
Source of Amphotericin B
Streptomyces nodosus
Source of Nystatin
Streptomyces noursei
Source of Neomycin
Streptomyces fradiae
Source of Chloramphenicol
Streptomyces venezuelae
antimicrobial agents that inhibit bacterial
growth but generally do not kill the organism
BACTERIOSTATIC AGENTS
agents that usually kill target organisms
BACTERICIDAL AGENTS
Generally Bacteriostatic agents
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin and other macrolides
Clindamycin
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
Tetracyclines
Tigecycline
Linezolid
Quinupristin/dalfopristin
Generally Bactericidal agents
Aminoglycosides
ẞ-lactams
Vancomycin
Daptomycin
Teicoplanin
Telavancin
Quinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)
Rifampin
Metronidazole
effective against limited number of pathogens
Narrow-Spectrum
Narrow-Spectrum antimicrobials
bacitracin,
clindamycin,
dapsone,
erythromycin,
isoniazid,
penicillin,
polymyxin B and
vancomycin
destroys different kinds of organisms
Broad-Spectrum
Broad-Spectrum examples
ampicillin,
cephalosporins,
chloramphenicol,
ciprofloxacin,
rifampicin,
sulphonamides,
trimethoprim and
tetracyclin
Classification of Antibacterial Drugs
- Natural Drugs
- Semi-synthetic Drugs
- Synthetic Drugs