Antibiotics and Mechanisms Flashcards by Jen Hargreaves

Cycloserine
Vancomycin
Bacitracin
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Monobactams
Carbopenems

Antibiotics that target -

cell wall synthesis

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Tetracyclines
Spectinomycin
Streptomycin
Gentamicin
Kanamycin
Amikacin
Nitrofurans

Antibiotics that target -

protein synthesis (30S inhibitors)

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Polymyxins

Daptomycin

Antibiotics that target -

cytoplasmic membrane structure

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Erythromycin
Chloramphenicol
Clindomycin
Lincomycin

Antibiotics that target -

protein synthesis (50S inhibitors)

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Mupirocin

Puromycin

Antibiotics that target -

protein synthesis (tRNA)

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Trimethroprim

Sulfonamides

Antibiotics that target -

folic acid metabolism

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Nalidixic acid
Ciprofloxacin
Novobiocin

Antibiotics that target -

DNA gyrase

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Actinomycin

Antibiotics that target -

RNA elongation

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Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Methicillin

Beta-lactam antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis

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Beta-lactam antibiotic mechanism of action

bind and inhibit transpeptidases
leads to spheroplast formation
cell lysis

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