Targets of antimicrobials Flashcards

1
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Cell wall synthesis

A

Penicilins
Vancomycin
Cephalosporins

“cell wall made of PVC pipe”

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2
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DNA

A

Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin

“my family with shared DNA is in MN”

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3
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Folic acid metabolism

A

Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim

“folic acid street”

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4
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Cell membrane

A

Polymyxins
Daptomycin

PD PD PD

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5
Q

DNA gyrase

A

quinolones

Quinolones make you gyrate

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6
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DNA-directed RNA polymerase

A

Rifampicin

R R

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7
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50s (protein synthesis)

A

erythromycin (macrolides)
clindamycin

50s were not “ec”

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8
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30s (protein synthesis)

A
gentamicin
amikacin
tobramycin (aminoglycoside)
tetracycline
streptomycin

in the 30s, people used the word “gatts”

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9
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tRNA (protein synthesis)

A

mupriocin
linezolid

how many mL of tRNA?

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