Antibiotics Med Chem Flashcards
5 main MOAs of antibiotics
- Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
- Disruption of cell membrane structure or function
- Inhibition of protein synthesis
- Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis, structure or function
- Block metabolic reactions
MOA of penicillins
Inhibition of cell wall synthesis. Interferes with transpeptidation reaction that creates cross links in bacterial cell wall formation
Beta lactam structure
4 membered cyclic amide ring
Which abx classes are beta lactam?
. Penicillin
. Cephalosporins
. Monobactams
. Carbapenems
. Beta lactamase inhibitors
How many atoms in a beta-lactam ring?
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
4
How many rings in 6-Aminopenicillanic acid (the core structure of penicillin)?
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
2
Traditional penicillins largely exhibit their action on gram (positive/negative) bacteria
Positive
Also has some gram negative cocci coverage
Gram negative bacteria have a (hydrophilic/hydrophobic) outer membrane not present in gram positive bacteria
Hydrophobic
What is the target of penicillins as antibiotics
* lactamase
* transpeptidase
* beta-lactam
* 6-APA
transpeptidase
Penicillin has (bacteriostatic/ bactericidal) activity
Bactericidal
Limitations with penicillin G
- Sensitive to stomach acids (no PO)
- Sensitive to β-lactamases - enzymes which hydrolyze
the β-lactam ring - Limited range of activity
Penicillin V has better oral administration than penicillin G due to
additional oxygen atom in its structure. Better acid stability, however, sensitive to beta lactamases, slightly less active than penicillin G and allergy problems with some patients
What is not the limitation of penicillin G?
* Sensitive to stomach acid
* Sensitive to beta-lactamase
* Limited activity on Gram-negative
* Bactericidal
Bactericidal
What is the function of beta-lactamase inhibitors?
* Inhibit protein synthesis
* Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
* Disruption of cell membrane structure or function
* Improve the stability of penicillins
Improve the stability of penicillins
Which one is not an effective way to improve the properties of penicillins?
* Adding electronic-withdraw groups in the sidechain
* Using with clavulanic acid together
* Modifying sidechain (adding NH2, COOH or Urea groups)
* Removing carboxylic acid group connecting the thiazolidine ring
Removing carboxylic acid group connecting the thiazolidine ring
Cephalosporin and monobactam target/MOA
Targets transpeptidase to inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis
Cephalosporins are relatively (stable/unstable) in acid and are highly (resistant/sensitive) to beta lactamase
Stable. Resistant.
What is the major difference between the core structure cephalosporins and penicillins
* The number of rings
* The size of rings
* One with sulfur and the other does not have sulfur
* hydrogen cis configuration
The size of rings
Which property increase from 1st generation to 4th generation
Cephalosporins
* Activity on Gram+ bacteria
* Activity on Gram- bacteria
Activity on Gram- bacteria
Difference in structure between penicillin and carbapenems
Replaced S with C in 5 membered ring
Difference in structure between penicillin and monobactams
Removal of second ring
Carbapenems have a (narrower/broader) spectrum of activity compared to cephalosporins and penicillins
Broader
True or false: Carbapenems are generally reserved for suspected multi-drug resistant organism in hospitalized patients
True
Why is imipenem often prepared in combination with cilastatin?
Imipenem is easily hydrolyzed by
dehydropetidase in the body. So the clinical
preparation is the mixture with peptidase inhibitor named cilastatin.
Monobactams cover most aerobic gram (positive/negative) bacteria
Negative
Vancomycin is similar to penicillin G EXCEPT
* Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
* They are both beta-lactam inhibitors
* administered intravenously
* selectively active against Gram+ bacteria
They are both beta-lactam inhibitors
What is the mechanism of action of Polymixin?
* Inhibit protein synthesis
* Inhibit folic acid synthesis
* Inhibition of cell wall synthesis
* Disruption of cell membrane structure or function
* Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis, structure or function
Disruption of cell membrane structure or function
Protein synthesis central dogma
Transcription from DNA to mRNA then translation from mRNA to protein