CH 9 antibacterial drugs Flashcards
CH 9 anti-DRUG
Inhibitors of cell wall syntehsis
- high selective toxicity–host cells don’t have cell walls
- bacteriocidal
-penicillins, cephalosporins, vancomycin
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Penicillins (B-lactams)
- penicillin, ampicillin, carbenicillin, methicillin, oxacillin
- inhibit transpeptidation enzymes involved in cross-linking the polysacchardie chains of the cell wall
- activate cell wall lytic enzymes
- stimulate formation of holes in the membrane
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penicillin
high activity against gram positive, destroyed by acid and penicillinase
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ampicillin
active against gram + and gram neg., acid stable
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carbenicillin
gram neg. (pseduomonas and proteus), acid stable, not well absorbed by small intestine
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methicillin
penicillinase-resistant but less active than penicillin, acid-labile
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ticarcillin
like carbencillin but more active against pseudomonas
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cephalosporins
- same function as penicillin
- used in patients with penicillin allergies
- broad spectrum
- some can cross blood-brain barrier
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vancomycin
- binds to D-Ala-D-Ala on peptide cross-bridge
- narrow spectrum (staphylococcus, clostridium, bacillus, stertpcoccus, enterococcus
- drug of last resort
- multi-drug resistnat Staph (MRSA-penicilling, ciprofloxacin, methicillin, VRSA-vancomycin)
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protein synthesis inhibtors
- bind to bacterial ribosomes
- bacteriocidal–complete shut down; bacteriostatic–partial shut down
- aminogycosides
- macrolides
- problem–can affect the mitochondrail ribsomes in host bc also has 80S RNA
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aminoglycosides
streptomycin, kanamycin, neomycin, gentamicin
-bind to 30s ribosomal subunit and cause misreading of mRNA
- most effect against gram neg.
- can be toxic to host
- bacteriocidal–frame shift mutations–synthesize wrong AA, causing cell to create reactive oxygen species as stress response bc the bad proteins and leads to apoptosis
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tetracylines
- bind to 30S subunit and inhibit binding of aminoacyl-tRNA
- bacteriostatic–blocks new tRNA, can’t syn. proteins at all, but if chemical goes away bacteria can function again, so much take it long enough to kill bacteria
- broad spectrum
- used to treat acne
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Macrolides
- erythromycin, azithromycin, and clindamycin
- bind to 23S rRNA on 50S ribosomal subunit and prevents transpeptidation reaction
- broad spectrum
- bacteriostatic–blocks transfer of chain to new AA (transpeptidaton)
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Chloramphenicol
- Binds to 23S rRNA and blocks transpeptidation
- broad spectrum
- highly toxic (depresses bone marrow, shuts down cell division–no RBC, WBC, plateltes)–aplastic anemia, low WBC count
- only used in life-threatening cases where no other drug will work
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Metabolic antagonists
- Block metabolic pathways–compet. inhib. of enzyme activity, structurally similar to natural metabolites
- bacteriostatic–if decrease amount of drug, correct substrate can sneak back in
- broad spectrum
- sulfonamides and trimethoprim: inhibit folic acid syn.
- often block folic acid syn. bc humans don’t syn it but obtain it from diet–it is needed for nucleotide syn –> transcription –> translation
