Exam 3 Flashcards
name for a drug that is used to control an infection
antimicrobial chemotherapy
what are antibiotics
natural antimicrobials
what are synthetic antibiotics
man made antimicrobials
what are antibiotics that have been chemically modified
semisynthetic antimicrobials
what are broad spectrum agents
they target a wide range of pathogenic bacteria
what are narrow specrtum agents
they target a narrow subset of pathogens
Who discovered the first antimicrobial
Alexander Fleming
What are the main sources of useful antibiotics
streptomyces
bacillus
penicillum
cephalosporium
which two bacteria give soil its smell
penicillium and cephalsporium
What is the therapeutic index
toxic dose/ theraputic dose
what type of number should the theraputic index be to be good
higher number is better
what are the five main inhibitions of antibiotics
-cell wall formation inhibition
-cell membrane function inhibition
-DNA synthesis inhibition
-ribosome/protein synthesis inhibition
-metabolic pathway inhibition
what drugs inhibit cell wall formation
penicilins and cephalosporins
what drugs inhibit cell membrane function
polymixin
what drugs inhibit dna synthesis
ciprofloxacin
what drugs inhibit ribosomes/protein synthesis
tetracycline and erythromycin
what drugs inhibit metabolic pathways
sulfa drugs and trimethoprim
what do beta lactam antibotics inhibit
cell wall synthesis
what are the 4 beta lactam antibiotics
penicillins
cephlosporins
monobactams
carbapenems
what do all beta lactams have in their chemical structure
a beta lactam ring
what are examples of drugs in the penicilin family
penicillin
amoxicillin
ampicillin
carbenicillin
where do cephlasporin drugs come from
cephlalosporium acremonium
what are the basic structures of cephlasporins
beta lactam ring
second base ring
2 R groups (3&7)
what are metabolic analogs
molecules that look the same as what goes into the active site of an enzyme
What is the metabolic analog for PABA
sulfa drugs
what is nescissary for the synthesis of folic acids
PABA
What is folic acid required for
the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines
what do protein synthesis inhibitors affect in that process
translation
what are the major classes of protein synthesis inhibitors
chloramphenicol
macrolides
lincosamides
aminoglycosides
tetracyclines
what type of drug is tetracycline
a semisynthetic drug that comes from a natural antibiotic made by streptomyces
what kind of spectrum is tetracycline
broad spectrum and bacteriostatic
what are 2 examples of macrolides
eryrthromycin and azithromycin
what do macrolides bind to
ribosomes
what kind of antibiotic are macrolides
semisynthetic and bactericidal. comes from streptomyces erythraues
What class of drugs are relatively new
fluoroquinolones
what are examples of flouroquinolones
ciproflaxin and nalidixic acid
what type of drug are flouroqunolones
synthetic and broad spectrum
what process does flouroqunolones inhibit
DNA replication
what do flouroqunolones bind to
DNA gyrase
what are two newer classes of antibiotics
synercid and zyvox
what type of drugs are synercid and zyvox
narrow spectrum drugs that are used against gram positive pathogens
what is a large factor of antibiotic resistance
inappropriate perscriptions and inapropriate use
bacteria ____ resistant, humans_____ resistant
are, are not
What does it mean that 70% antibiotics were for non therapeutic use
not to treat illnesses but rather to “fatten up” animals
what other factors can contribute to antibiotic resistance
ecological interactions
what is the one health concept
the health of the people is connected to the health of animals and the environment
how frequent is disease spread from humans to animals
6 out of every 10
what is the ‘arms race’ of antibiotic resistance
-develop new antibiotic
-microbe target develops resistance to it
-different modification of the antibitoic
-microbe grows resistance to that
-introduce new class of antibiotic
what are some mechanisms of antibicrobial resistance
-efflux pump
-inactive enzyme
-blocked penetration
-target modification
what is beta lactam use
an antibiotic
what is a beta lactamase inhibitor
produced by humans to fight product produced by bacteria to fight antibiotic
what is beta lactamase
produced by bacteria to fight antibiotic
what are some side effects to these drugs
-tissue toxicity
-allergic rxns
-disruption of normal flora
what does tissue toxicity mean
-it affects the kidneys, liver, heart, skin, nerves, teeth, and bones
what happens with an allergic reaction to these drugs
-sensitized on first contact (no rxn)
-due to a metabolic byproduct
what is disruption of the normal flora
it disrupts the microbial ecology within our bodies which can cause diarrehea
what is a super infection
a secondary infection that is caused by the destruction of normal microflora
what is an example of a superinfection
a yeast infection that was caused by the overuse of broad spectrum antibiotics
how to pick the right antimicrobial
-identification of the agent
-determining the susceptibility of the agent
what is a genome
the sum of the genetic material of the cell
what is the diffetence in the genome in cells vs viruses
cells- DNA
viruses- DNA/RNA
what are chromosomes
DNA with protein
What is the chromosome subdivided into
genes
what are genes
the fundamental unit of heredity that is responsible for a given trait
what are the 3 categories of genes
-code for proteins (structural)
-code for RNA
-code for gene expression (regulatory)
How many genes does the smallest virus have
4-5 genes
what is the structure of the nucleotides of RNA
phosphate group
ribose
Nitrogen base group
what is the structure of nucleotides of DNA
phosphate
deoxyribose
nitrogenous base
when a single DNA strand is polymerized, what ends match
3’ to 5’
how are 2 strands of a DNA molecule arranged
antiparallel
which end of the DNA strand is the growing end
3’ end
what are the purines
adenine and guanine
what are the pyrimidines
cytosine and thymine (uracil)
the amount of ____ = amount of thymine
the amount of ____= amount of cytosine
adenine
guanine
what is the backbone of DNA made up of
sugar (deoxyribose)
what is the central dogma of replication
DNA (transcription) –> RNA (translation)–> protein
what is genotype
an organisms full collection of genes
what is the pheonotype
the observable traits or charecteristics that result from those genes
what is the enzyme that seperates the DNA strand
DNA polymerase
what is semiconservative replication
where the DNA replication uses one parent strand of DNA
what is the first step in the replication of the bacterial chromosome
ribosome binds and initiates the synthesis
what is the second step in the replication of the bacterial chromosome
replication forks continue syntehsis in the opposite direction
what is the third step in the replication of the bacterial chromosome
replication forks hit the terminus of the replication and collide which releases two chromosome copies
DNA synthesis takes place ___ and in ___ directions
simultaneously
opposite
when does DNA replication at a single replication fork begin
when a DNA molecule unwinds to provide two single stranded templates
What happens on the lower template strand of DNA synthesis
5’—> 3’ is continous and is the same as the unwinding
what happens on the upper template strand of DNA
Begins at hte fork and proceeds in the direction opposite that of the unwinding so it runs out of template quickly