Targets of antimicrobials Flashcards
1
Q
Cell wall synthesis
A
Penicilins
Vancomycin
Cephalosporins
“cell wall made of PVC pipe”
2
Q
DNA
A
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin
“my family with shared DNA is in MN”
3
Q
Folic acid metabolism
A
Sulfonamides
Trimethoprim
“folic acid street”
4
Q
Cell membrane
A
Polymyxins
Daptomycin
PD PD PD
5
Q
DNA gyrase
A
quinolones
Quinolones make you gyrate
6
Q
DNA-directed RNA polymerase
A
Rifampicin
R R
7
Q
50s (protein synthesis)
A
erythromycin (macrolides)
clindamycin
50s were not “ec”
8
Q
30s (protein synthesis)
A
gentamicin amikacin tobramycin (aminoglycoside) tetracycline streptomycin
in the 30s, people used the word “gatts”
9
Q
tRNA (protein synthesis)
A
mupriocin
linezolid
how many mL of tRNA?