ANTIBIOTICS THAT INHIBIT ENZYME ACTIVITY Flashcards
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is a substance that kills bacteria or inhibits their growth
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antibiotic
2
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What are the families of antibiotic?
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sulfa drugs
penicillins, Cipro
3
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The 1932 discovery of the antibacterial activity of the compound sulfanilamide by the
German bacteriologist
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Gerhard Domagk (1895–1964)
4
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Penicillin, one of the most widely used antibiotics, was accidentally discovered by
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Alexander fleming in 1928
5
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Who isolated the penicillins?
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Howard Flory and Ernst Chain
6
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is an effective agent against
bacterial infections in many different parts of the body its effective skin and bone infections. such as UTI gastrointestinal and respiratory systems
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Cipro
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