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Block C 3 Flashcards

exploiting fungi

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1
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what are fungal natural products

A

microbial metabolites produced by fungi

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2
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what was the golden age of drug discovery

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1920’s-70’s

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3
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source of b-lactam

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natural and semi-synthetic

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4
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mode of action of b-lactam

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inhibitors of bacterial cell-wall synthesis

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5
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what prevents transpeptidation (cross linking of peptidoglycan)

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irreversible binding of PBPs

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6
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what is one of the most important groups of antibiotics

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b-lactam

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7
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what is penicillin resistant to

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beta-lactamase- methicillin flucloxacillin

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8
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what is penicillin G

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broad spectrum

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9
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targets of penillin G

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most gram +ve bacteria and some gram -ve cocci
(eg staphylococcal and pneumococcal infections)

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10
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mode of action of penicillin G

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inactivates the penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) located within the bacterial cell wall

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11
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what does penicillin G interfere with

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cross linking of peptidoglycan
weakening
cell lysis

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12
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what is cepalosporins produced by

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acremonium

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13
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name of the drug that belongs to the cephalosporins family

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cefoxitin

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14
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how does cefoxitin act

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by interfering with cell wall synthesis

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15
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what does cefoxitin act on

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broad range of gram -ve and +ve bacteria including anaerobes

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16
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what are echinocandins

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an antifungal

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17
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mode of action of echinocandins

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inhibits the synthesis of glucan in the cell wall

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18
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what is caspofungin a derivative from

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fermentation product of the fungus Glarea lozoyensis

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19
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how is caspofungin administered

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intravenously

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20
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target of caspofungin

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fungal infections caused by aspergillus and candida sp.

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21
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why does caspofungin have clinical application

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due to their solubility, antifungal spectrum and pharmacokinetic properties

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22
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target of micafungin

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treatment of candidemia, candida peritonitis, abscesses and esophageal candidiasis

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23
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what type of lipopeptide is micafungin

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cyclic

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24
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how is micafungin administered

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intravenously

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25
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source of micafungin

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semi synthetic

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26
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what is micafungin derived from

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natural product of the fungus cleophama empedri

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27
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mode of action of micafungin

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noncompetitively inhibits the fungal specific enzyme 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase

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28
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target of anidulafungin

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candida
aspergillus

29
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mode of action of anidulafungin

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inhibits 1,3 beta-D-glucan synthase

30
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what does echinocandin B undergo by the action of what enzyme

A

deacylation by action of deacylase enzyme

31
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mode of action of mitosis inhibitors

A

interfering with fungal mitosis
disruption of microtubule aggregation

32
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what is the target of griseofulvin

A

number of types of dermatophytoses (ringworm)

33
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2 types of statins

A

lovastatin
mevastatin

34
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what produces lovastatin

A

aspergillus terreus and oyster mushroom

35
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what produces mevastatin

A

penicillium citrinum

36
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what do statins do

A

lower blood cholesterol levels preventing problems of the circulatory system

37
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example of immunosuppressant

A

cyclosporine

38
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what produces cyclosporine

A

tolypocladium inflatum

39
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what is cyclosporine used to treat

A

rheumatoid arthritis
psoriasis
crohns
nephrotic syndrome

40
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what is the drug that is present in magic mushrooms

A

psilocybin

41
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fungi of what genus is used to ripen many cheese

A

penicillium

42
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what cheeses are penicillium roqueforti or penicillium glaucum used for

A

blue cheese
roquefort, blue stilton, lanark blue

43
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what cheeses are penicillium candidum and penicillium camemberti used for

A

brie and camembert

44
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what fungi is quorn made out of

A

fusarium venenatum

45
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what is produced from saccharomyces cerevisiae

A

marmite
sourdough

46
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what fungi is bakers yeast

A

saccharomyces cerevisiae

47
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what helps dough rise

A

fermentation

48
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what does fermentation produce

A

CO2

49
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what is citric acid produced by

A

aspergillus sp.

50
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what is citric acid used as

A

an acidifier
flavouring
chelating aagent

51
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what is acetic acid produced by

A

various species of yeast

52
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industrial uses for acetic acid

A

production of cellulose acetate for photographic film

53
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what produces ethanol

A

saccharomyces cerevisiae

54
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what have saccharomyces yeasts been genetically engineered to ferment

A

xylose

55
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what is the mycorrhizal relationship between fungi and plant roots essential for

A

productivity of farm land

56
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what % of trees and grasses would not survive without fungal partner in root systems

A

80-90%

57
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what does white rot fungi digest

A

moist wood

58
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what does brown rot fungi digest

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dead wood

59
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what can white and brown rot fungi be used for

A

alternative production of energy from cellulosic biomass

60
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what is bio-degradation

A

removal of oil spills are heavy fuels in the sea
fungi can utilise long chain hydrocarbons

61
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many advances in modern genetics were achieved by use of what mould

A

red bread mould
neurospora crassa

62
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what originally served as a starting point in discovering analogous human genes

A

saccharomyces cerevisiae

63
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what does YAC stand for

A

yeast artificial chromosomes

64
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what are YAKs

A

genetically engineered chr dervived from the DNA of saccharocyces cerevisiae
which is then ligated into bacterial plasmid

65
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what is the name given to the act of cloning and physically mapping DNA sequences

A

chromosome walking

66
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what was chr walking and YACs initially used for

A

human genome project

67
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what were YAKs abandoned for due to stability issues

A

BACs

68
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what does BAC stand for

A

bacterial artificial chromosomes

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