ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

Cephalosporins and Penicillins interfere with which of the following?

DNA function

Cell wall synthesis

Protein synthesis

Cell membrane function

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Which antibiotic has a beta-lactam ring?

Cephalosporin

Streptomycin

Tetracycline

Penicillin

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More promising chemotherapeutic agents for treating viral diseases is

fibroblast interferon

nystatin

interferon

leukocytic interferon

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Cycloserine inhibits

alanine racemase

amidase

Both (a) and (b)

D-alanyl - D-alanine synthetase

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Which of the following is not an aminoglycoside antibiotic?

Cephalosporin

Streptomycin

Kanamycin

Neomycin

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The most selective antibiotics are those that interfere with the synthesis of

bacterial RNA

bacterial cell walls

bacterial DNA

bacterial plasma membrane

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Most antibiotics are isolated from

aquatic microorganisms

plants

soil microorganisms

viruses

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Which of the following tests is used to determine the minimal lethal concentration?

Broth dilution test

Dilution susceptibility tests

Agar dilution test

All of these

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Which of the antibiotic is not used as a food preservative ?

Nisin

Tylosin

Pimaricin

β-lactam antibiotic

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Quinolones are

antimetabolites

penicillin derivatives

bacteriostatic

broad-spectrum

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