Drugs Flashcards
Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis
Phosphonomycin, Cycloserine, Bacitracin, Vancomycin, Beta-lactams
How Bacitracin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
Blocks the secretion of NAG and NAM from cytoplasm by binding the lipid carrier bactoprenol and preventing its dephosphorylation
How Vancomycin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
Binds to terminal D-ala-D-ala chains on NAM peptides preventing thereby preventing transglycosylation and transpeptidation
How Beta-lactams inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis
Inhibit the transpeptidation reaction that cross-links the peptide side-chains of the polysaccharide-peptidoglycan backbone
Order in which antibacterial drugs that affect cell wall synthesis will work
Phosphonomycin>Cycloserine>Bacitracin>Vancomycin>Beta-lactams
How Aminoglycosides- Streptomycin and Gentamicin inhibit bacterial protein synthesis
Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to 30S subunit of prokarytic ribosomes causing a change in 30S shape leading to misreading of mRNA
How Chloramphenicol inhibits bacterial protein synthesis
Blocks the enzymatic site of 50S subunit of prokaryotic ribosomes preventing formation of peptide bonds between aminoacids (rarely used)
How Lincosamides, Streptogramins and Macrolides inhibit bacterial protein synthesis
Bind to 50S subunit of bacterial ribosomes preventing movement of ribosome from one codon to the next
Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis
Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Lincosamides, Streptogramins, Macrolides, Mupirocin, Oxazolidinines
Antibacterial drugs that disrupt cytoplasmic membranes
Gramicidin, Polymyxin
Antibacterial drugs that inhibit of metabolic pathways
Dapsone, Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
How Phosphonomycin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
Inhibits the conversion of UDP-NAG to UDP-NAM by blocking pyruvyl transferase
How Cycloserine inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
Inhibits the activity of enzymes that add alanines to peptide side-chain
Beta-lactam drugs
Penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams
How Tetracyclines inhibit bacterial protein synthesis
Bind to 30S ribosomal subunit at the tRNA docking site (A site)
Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis
Flouroquinolones, Nitroimidazoles
How Mupirocin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis
Selectively binds to the bacterial tRNA that carries the amino acid leucine therby preventing the incorporation of isoleucine into polypeptides
How Oxazolidinones- Linezolid inhibits bacterial protein synthesis
Block the formation of a stable 70S initiation complex thereby preventing translation
How Gramicidin disrupts bacterial cytoplasmic membranes
Short polypeptide that forms pores across cytoplasmic membrane damaging its integrity
How Polymyxin disrupts bacterial cytoplasmic membranes
Destroys cytoplasmic membranes of suceptible cells, Effective against gram negative bacteria, Toxic to human kidneys
How Dapsone inhibits bacterial metabolism
Interferes with synthesis of folic acid
How Sulfonamides inhibits bacterial metabolism
PABA analogs that bind to enzyme that produces dihydrofolic acid
How Trimethoprim inhibits bacterial metabolism
Binds to the enzyme that converts dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid
How Fluoroquinolones- Ciprofloxacin inhibits bacterial nucleic acid synthesis
Synthetic agents that inhibit DNA gyrase- enzyme necessary for proper coiling and uncoiling of replicating bacterial DNA
How Nitroimidazoles- Metronidazole inhibits bacterial nucleic acid synthesis
Anaerobic bacteria reduce the drug molecule and generate toxic free radicals which damage DNA leading to cell death
Antimycobacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis
Ethambutol, Isoniazid
Antimycobacterial drugs that disrupt cytoplasmic membranes
Pyrazinamide