General Flashcards
1
Q
What five groups of antimicrobials work by inhibiting the bacterial protein synthesis?
A
(TAMCO)
- T: Tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline - bind to 30S subunit of ribosomes)
- A: Aminoglycosides (e.g. gentamicin - bind to 30S subunit of ribsome)
- M: Macrolides (e.g Erythromycin - bind to 50S subunit of ribosomes)
- C: Chloramphenicol (bind to 50S subunit of ribosomes)
- O: Oxalidiniediones (binds to 23S component of 50S subunit of ribosomes)
