ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

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

all of these

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

none of these

paper disk plate

tube dilution technique

both (a) and (b)

Desiccation

Microfiltration

Autoclaving

Dry heat sterilization

Cell wall synthesis

Cell membrane function

Protein synthesis

DNA function

Penicillin

Sulfonamide

Carbenicillin

Ampicillin

Vancomycin

Piperacillin

Ampicillin/sulbactam

Cephalothin

β-lactam antibiotic

Nisin

Pimaricin

Tylosin

Acyclovir

Vancomycin

Amantadine

Erythromycin

inhibit the cross-linking of peptidoglycan

are inactivated by β-lactamase

must be transported into the cytoplasm in order to act

bind to and inactivate a bacterial protein

selective toxicity

spectrum

therapeutic index

therapeutic dose