Antimicrobial agents

Question 1

In what ways can antibiotics produce their effects on the cell?

Answer 1

Inhibition of cell wall synthesis • Inhibition of protein synthesis • Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis - DNA - RNA • Anti-metabolites

Question 2

Which antibiotics are common in the inhibition of cell wall synthesis?

Answer 2

-Penicillins -Gycopeptides -Polypeptides -Polymyxins -Clavulinic acid

Question 3

Which antibiotics are used to inhibit protein synthesis?

Answer 3

Inhibit protein synthesis at the initiation stage -Spectinomycin -Aminoglycosides inhibits protein synthesis ant the elongation phase -tetracycline -chloramphenicol -Fusidic Acid -erythromycin