| Description |
1 online resource (379 pages) |
| Contents |
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? |
| Summary |
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 synthesis and function. Antibacterial Agents is an essential guide to this important class of chemotherapeutic drugs. Compounds are organised according to their target, which helps the reader understand the mechanism of action of these drugs and how resistance can arise. The book uses an integrated & ld |
| Notes |
2.3.7 Adverse drug reactions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Antibiotics.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Antibiotics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anderson, Rosaleen J
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Groundwater, Paul
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Todd, Adam
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Worsley, Alan
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| LC no. |
2012006648 |
| ISBN |
9781118325438 |
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1118325435 |
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9781118325445 |
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1118325443 |
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9780470972441 |
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0470972440 |
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9780470972458 |
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0470972459 |
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