Chemistry of Antibiotics and Related Drugs

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bhattacharjee, Mrinal K. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Pharmacy.; Pharmacology.; Medicinal chemistry.; Medical biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Medical Biochemistry.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

This textbook discusses how the various types of antibiotics and related drugs work to cure infections. It also delves into the very serious matter of how bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Appropriate for a one-semester course at either the graduate or advanced undergraduate level, thi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Antibiotic resistance development
• Major classes of antibiotics
• Relevant concepts in Biochemistry
• The cell wall as a target
• Mechanism of resistance to B-lactams
• Antibiotic Vancomycin
• Antibiotics that inhibit nucleotide synthesis
• Antibiotics that inhibit DNA synthesis
• Drugs that cause DNA cleavage
• Antibiotics that inhibit RNA synthesis
• Antibiotics that inhibit RNA synthesis
• Antibiotics that disrupt membrane structure.