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anti-biotics: Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Flashcards

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1
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protein synthesis inhibitors act on what ribosome subunits?

A

30s and 50s

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what are the protein synth. inhibitors?

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(AT CELLS)

Aminoglycosides

Tetracyclines

Chloramphenicol

Erythromycin (Macrolide)

Linezolid

Lincosamide (Clindamycin)

Streptogramins

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3
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what are the protein synthesis inhibitor drugs that act on the 30s ribosomal subunit?

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aminoglycosides

tetracyclines

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what are the protein synthesis inhibitor drugs that act on the 50s subunit?

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Chloramphenicol

Erythromycin (Macrolide)

Linezolid

Lincosamide (Clindamycin)

Streptogramins

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5
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aminoglycosides will kill bacteria as long as they are what?

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aerobic bacteria or gram negative bacteria, it does nothing to anaerobic

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what are the aminoglycoside drugs?

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Gentamicin

Neomycin

Amikacin

Tobramycin

Streptomycin

Kanamycin

Netilmicin

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how do aminoglycosides work?

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they will bind to the 30s ribosomal subunit and inhibit bacterial protein synthesis

it will inhibit the initiation complex which induces misreading of mRNA

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8
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how are aminoglycosides administered?

can it be orally?

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parentally (intramuscularly and intravenous)

not orally, barely absorbed

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how can bacterial resistance be acquired to aminoglycoside drugs?

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bacterial transferase enzymes inactivate the drug by:

phosphorylation, adenylation, and acetylation

Essentially resistance is acquired by altering the structure of the antibiotic

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10
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all protein synthesis inhibitors have good activity towards what bacteria?

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gram negative aerobic bacilli

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11
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why do aminoglycosides need O2 to take effect in the 30s ribosome of bacteria?

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because O2 is needed for transport across the inner membrane of bacteria (therefore, bacteria must be aerobes)

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what bacteria are resistant to aminoglycosides?

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anaerobic bacteria and gram + bacteria

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13
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why cant gram + bacteria be targeted only with aminoglycosides?

what is the work around?

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because the cell wall is too thick

this is why aminoglycosides are used with ß-lactam or vancomycin drug (cell wall synthesis inhibitor)

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14
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streptomycin is used against what bacteria?

A

tuberculosis

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15
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what activity do tetracyclines have?

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bacteriostatic activity

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how do tetracyclines work?

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they will bind to the 30s subunit blocking +RNA from entering the acceptor site

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17
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What are the tetracyclines?

A

tetracycline

doxycycline

minocycline

demeclocycline

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18
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how do tetracyclines work?

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(STOPS PROTEIN SYNTH.)

  • it prevents addition of amino acids to growing peptides
  • blocks aminoacyl t-RNA from binding to mRNA-30s ribosome complex*
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19
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what will demeclocyclin affect in the body?

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it will make renal tubules resistant to ADH action

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20
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for what disease can demeclocycline be used?

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to treat small cell carcinoma of the lung

21
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how is the spectrum for tetracyclines?

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broad

22
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tetracyclines will attack what kind of bacteria?

A

atypical

gram positive and negative, as well as anaerobes

23
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give an example of atypical bacteria

A

Rickettsia

Chlamydea

Mycoplasma

24
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what are some side effects that happen with tetracyclines?

A
  • photosensitivity
  • yellowish-brown discoloration of teeth: because they bind to calcium (not given to children or pregnant)
  • skeletal deformity and frowth retardation

(not given to children (14< or pregnant)

25
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what is the mechanism of resistance used by bacteria for tetracyclines?

A
  • development of efflux pump (encoded by plasmids)

• antibacterial goes into the bacteria and by using the pump, it pumps it back out

26
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what atypical bacteria will be targeted by tetracyclines?

A

Ricketsia

Chlamydia

Mycoplasma

27
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how is the spectrum for chloramphenicol?

A

broad

28
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what will chlorampenicol do?

A

it will bind to the 50s subunit of bacterial ribosome and blocks peptidyl transferase action (no synthesis of new peptide bonds)

29
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what are the side effects that come from chloramphenicol?

A

bone marrow suppression

aplastic anemia

In pregnancy = gray baby syndrome (cyanosis, vomiting, shock)

30
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why is chloramphenicol not used so frequently?

A

it is highly toxic

31
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how do macrolides work?

A

bind to 23s of the 50s of bacterial ribosomes and block protein synthase as well as translocation

32
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for what are macrolides used?

A
  • URTI (upper resp. tract infection)
  • Treatment of community-acquired Atypical pneumonia:(Legionella, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma**)
  • In patients allergic to penicillins
33
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what are 3 examples of macrolide drugs?

A

erythromycin

azitrhomycin

clarithromycin

34
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what is the clue to detecting a macrolide antibiotic?

A

they all end with -thromycin

35
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what is the mechanism for resistance used by bacteria towards macrolides?

A

mehtylation of the 23s subunit in ribosome

36
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how do linezolid work?

A

by binding to 50s subunit in bacterial ribosome

37
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when is linezolid used?

A

to treat VRE, MRSA, MRSE, penicillin-resistant pneumococci

38
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what are the side effects of linezolid?

A

thrombocytopenia

neutropenia

39
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what is the antibiotic spectrum of linezolid?

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it is narrow

40
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what bacteria does linezolid target?

give 3 examples

A

gram + bacteria

Staphylococci, Streptococci, Enterococci

41
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what is clindamycin mechanism of action?

A

Blocks peptide transfer (translocation) at 50s ribosomal subunit *

42
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when is clindamycin used?

A

Mainly Gram-negative Anaerobes ** (eg. Bacteroides fragilis)

43
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what is an important side-effect that occurs with Clindamycin?

A

Pseudomembranous colitis**

44
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how do you detect Pseudomembranous colitis?

A

Watery diarrhea, abdominal pain

Also known as “Antibiotic-associated diarrhea”

45
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why does pseudomembranous colitis occur?

A

Occurs when GI tract flora is suppressed allowing overgrowth of Clostridium difficile

46
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how do streptogramins work?

A

they inhibit tRNA synthase

47
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when is streptogramins used?

A

VRSA

VRE

48
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what is an example of a streptogramin?

A

Quinupristin-Dalfopristin in combination

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