Antibiotics Major Action

Question 1

Major action of daptomycin

Answer 1

cell membrane inhibition

Question 2

Major action of polymyxin B and E

Answer 2

cell membrane inhibition

Question 3

Major action of rifampin

Answer 3

inhibitor of RNA function

Question 4

Major action of clofazimine

Answer 4

inhibitor of DNA function

Question 5

Major action of clavulanic acid

Answer 5

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 6

Major action of tryocidine and gramicidine

Answer 6

cell membrane inhibition

Question 7

Major action of bacitracin

Answer 7

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 8

Name the inhibitor of RNA function

Answer 8

rifampin

Question 9

Major action of cycloserine

Answer 9

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 10

Major action of cathelicidins

Answer 10

cell membrane inhibition

Question 11

Major action of oxazolidinones

Answer 11

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 12

Name the cell wall inhibitors

Answer 12

beta lactams, clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam, lipoglycopeptides, cycloserine, bacitracin, fosfomycin

Question 13

Name the cell membrane inhibitors

Answer 13

polymyxin B&E tryocidine & gramicidin daptomycin cathelicidins

Question 14

Major action of streptogramins

Answer 14

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 15

Major action of tetracyclines

Answer 15

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 16

Major action of macrolides

Answer 16

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 17

Name the major classes of protein synthesis inhibitors

Answer 17

aminoglycosides tetracyclines glycylcycline chloramphenicol macrolides lincosamides streptogramins oxazolidinones furisic acid nitrofuran

Question 18

Major action of lincosamides

Answer 18

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 19

Major action of fusidic acid

Answer 19

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 20

Major action of nitrofuran

Answer 20

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 21

Major action of novobiocin

Answer 21

inhibitor of DNA function

Question 22

Name the four lipoglycopeptides

Answer 22

vancomycin oritavancin telavancin dalbavancin

Question 23

Major action of metronidazole

Answer 23

inhibitor of DNA function

Question 24

Major action of ethambutol

Answer 24

cell envelope inhibition

Question 25

Major action of fosfomycin

Answer 25

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 26

Major action of lipoglycopeptides (vancomycin)

Answer 26

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 27

Major action of pyrazinamide

Answer 27

cell envelope inhibition

Question 28

Major action of aminoglycosides

Answer 28

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 29

Major action of coumermycin

Answer 29

inhibitor of DNA function

Question 30

Major action of chloramphenicol

Answer 30

protein synthesis inhibitor

Question 31

Major action of B-lactams (penicillin/cephalosporin)

Answer 31

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 32

Major action of quinolones

Answer 32

inhibitor of DNA function

Question 33

Major action of isoniazid

Answer 33

cell envelope inhibition

Question 34

Major action of sulbactam

Answer 34

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 35

Major action of tazobactam

Answer 35

cell wall (peptidoglycan) inhibition

Question 36

Name inhibitors of cell envelope synthesis

Answer 36

isoniazid ethambutol pyrazinamide

Question 37

Name the two major beta lactams

Answer 37

penicillin cephalosporins

Question 38

Name the 5 inhibitors of DNA function

Answer 38

quinolones novobiocin coumermycin metroniazole clofazimine

Question 39

Major action of glycycycline

Answer 39

protein synthesis inhibitor