Antibiotics

Question 1

1. Inhibition of metabolism

Answer 1

target specific enzymes

Question 2

2. Against cell wall synthesis

Answer 2

is bacteria specific as animal cells dont have a cell wall –> interfere with cross linking

Question 3

3. Interaction with plasma membrane

Answer 3

disrupt barrier between interior and exterior cell

Question 4

4. distruption of protein synthesis

Answer 4

interfere with bacterial machinery- diff to humans so can be targeted

Question 5

Interupting DNA process

Answer 5

inhibition of nucleotides- transcription and translation