Antibacterial agents : chemistry, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, and clinical applications /

Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or¨interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Anderson, Rosaleen J., Groundwater, Paul, Todd, Adam, Worsley, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Temas:
Antibiotics.
Anti-Bacterial Agents
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Antibiotics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS: CHEMISTRY, MODE OF ACTION, MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; Contents; Preface; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO MICROORGANISMS AND ANTIBACTERIAL CHEMOTHERAPY; 1.1 Microorganisms; Key points; 1.1.1 Classification; 1.1.2 Structure; 1.1.3 Antibacterial targets; 1.1.3.1 DNA replication; 1.1.3.2 Metabolic processes (folic acid synthesis); 1.1.3.3 Protein synthesis; 1.1.3.4 Bacterial cell-wall synthesis; 1.1.4 Bacterial detection and identification; 1.1.5 Other than its mode of action, what factors determine the antibacterial activity of a drug?

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