Chapter #14: Antimicrobial Drugs

Question 1

Use of antimicrobials in ancient Societies

Answer 1

-There’s evidence that humans have been exposed to antimicrobial compounds for millennia, not just in the last century
-Antimicrobial properties of certain plants were also recognized by various cultures

Question 2

First Antimicrobial Drugs

Question 3

chemotherapeutic agent or drug

Answer 3

any chemical agent used in medical practice

Question 4

antibiotic agent

Answer 4

usually considered to be a chemical substance made by a microorganism that can inhibit the growth or kill microorganisms

Question 5

antimicrobic or antimicrobial agent

Answer 5

a chemical substance similar to an antibiotic, but may be synthetic

Question 6

Antibiotic

Answer 6

usually one bacterial target; e.g. a key bacterial enzyme is blocked

Question 7

Antimicrobial

Answer 7

a broad term but often can mean multiple targets; e.g. membranes and DNA