ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

any of these

β-lactam - thiazolidine ring

large ring structures

small ring structures

Kanamycin

Neomycin

Cephalosporin

Streptomycin

amidase

Both (a) and (b)

alanine racemase

D-alanyl - D-alanine synthetase

kills numerous types of microbes

kills both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

kills all microorganisms

kills all bacteria

tetracycline

vancomycin

gentamicin

metronidazole

Aminoacyl-tRNA binding

All of these

Peptide bond formation

mRNA translocation

all of these

Interfere with nuclear division by preventing the aggregation of microtubules needed for mitosis

Interfere with normal nucleic acid synthesis

Interfere with ergosterol biosynthesis and thus alter the structure of the cytoplasmic membrane as well as the function of several membrane-bound enzymes like those involved in nutrient transport and chitin synthesis

Penicillin

Ampicillin

Sulfonamide

Carbenicillin

Cell wall synthesis

Protein synthesis

DNA function

Cell membrane function

Penicillin

Streptomycin

Tetracycline

Cephalosporin