Antibiotics that interfere with metabolism or nucleic acid synthesis Flashcards
1
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Antibiotics that interfere with metabolism or nucleic acid synthesis
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Antifolate drugs
Quinolones (also called fluoroquinolones)
Urinary tract antiseptics
2
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Antifolate drugs
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Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
3
Q
Urinary tract antiseptics
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Nitrofurantoin
Methenamine
4
Q
How do mammals obtain folic acid
A
diet
5
Q
How to prokaryotes obtain folate
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they synthesize dihydrofolate which gets covered to tetrahydrofolate (active form of folic acid)
6
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How to prokaryotes obtain folate
A
they synthesize dihydrofolate which gets covered to tetrahydrofolate (active form of folic acid)
