 . Mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents. |
|
| Cell wall synthesis | penicillins, cephalosporins, bacitracin, vancomycin. |
| Protein synthesis | chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, macrolides, lincosamides, pleuromutilins |
| Cell membrane | Polymyxin, aminoglycosides, amphotericin, imidazoles vs fungi |
| Nucleic acid function | nitroimidazoles, nitrofurans, quinolones, rifampin (some antiviral compounds especially antimetabolites) |
| Intermediary
metabolism |
sulfonamides, trimethoprim |
