MIMM 465 Chapter 10: Antimicrobial Compounds

• School: McGill University
• Department: Microbiology and Immun (Sci)
• Course: MIMM 465
• Professor: Albert Berghuis

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Killing versus inhibiting growth y the first key concept is the key difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic compounds: bactericidal, bacteriostatic. effective if patients have intact immune system because body defenses only need y a little help. They can also cause dna damage. y quaternary ammonium compounds (qacs) Enterococcus species, common inhabitants of the human colon, and can kill 40% of those infected. However, this is an expensive procedure that can produce toxic products. In last stage, pregnant women and children are added. Include four main types: penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, monobactams y they are the most successful of all antibiotics y main problem is with allergic reactions, where is the b-lactam-serum protein conjugate which can evoke an immune response. Phosphonomycin and bacitracin y also inhibit peptidoglycan synthesis by inhibiting steps earlier into the pathway y bacitracin inhibits recycling of bactoprenol and phosphonomycin inhibits the conversion of udp-