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What is the primary function of β-lactamases?
What is the primary function of β-lactamases?
How does the hydrolytic regeneration of the active site in β-lactamases compare to cell wall transamidase?
How does the hydrolytic regeneration of the active site in β-lactamases compare to cell wall transamidase?
Where are β-lactamases usually shed in gram-positive bacteria like staphylococci?
Where are β-lactamases usually shed in gram-positive bacteria like staphylococci?
What is a common expression of allergy to penicillin-type antibiotics?
What is a common expression of allergy to penicillin-type antibiotics?
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How does the allergenic reaction to penicillin-type antibiotics vary?
How does the allergenic reaction to penicillin-type antibiotics vary?
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What is the term used to classify an inhibitor that inhibits an enzyme irreversibly by undergoing subsequent reactions?
What is the term used to classify an inhibitor that inhibits an enzyme irreversibly by undergoing subsequent reactions?
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Which compound enhances the potency against β-lactamase–producing strains when added to amoxicillin and ticarcillin preparations?
Which compound enhances the potency against β-lactamase–producing strains when added to amoxicillin and ticarcillin preparations?
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How is sulbactam prepared?
How is sulbactam prepared?
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Which functional group substitution in ticarcillin enhances its water solubility and potency against gram-negative organisms?
Which functional group substitution in ticarcillin enhances its water solubility and potency against gram-negative organisms?
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Which is a popular combination used clinically to combat β-lactamase-producing strains?
Which is a popular combination used clinically to combat β-lactamase-producing strains?
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What is the primary reason for the defective cell wall and inactivated enzyme due to β-lactam antibiotics?
What is the primary reason for the defective cell wall and inactivated enzyme due to β-lactam antibiotics?
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Why is water considered an insufficiently effective nucleophile in relation to cell wall transamidase inactivation by β-lactam antibiotics?
Why is water considered an insufficiently effective nucleophile in relation to cell wall transamidase inactivation by β-lactam antibiotics?
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What contributes to the structural weakness of the resulting cell wall under the action of β-lactam antibiotics?
What contributes to the structural weakness of the resulting cell wall under the action of β-lactam antibiotics?
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Why is resistance to β-lactam antibiotics alarming?
Why is resistance to β-lactam antibiotics alarming?
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In the context of β-lactam resistance, what is the more common mechanism than decreased cellular uptake or lower binding affinity to protein binding proteins?
In the context of β-lactam resistance, what is the more common mechanism than decreased cellular uptake or lower binding affinity to protein binding proteins?
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What is the principal cause of bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in the clinic?
What is the principal cause of bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in the clinic?
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What are the products formed when alcohols and amines react with beta-lactam antibiotics?
What are the products formed when alcohols and amines react with beta-lactam antibiotics?
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How do proteins contribute to the formation of antigenic conjugates responsible for many penicillin allergies?
How do proteins contribute to the formation of antigenic conjugates responsible for many penicillin allergies?
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What term is used for small molecules that react with proteins to produce antigens?
What term is used for small molecules that react with proteins to produce antigens?
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Why is the hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring significant for the deactivation of beta-lactam antibiotics?
Why is the hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring significant for the deactivation of beta-lactam antibiotics?
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What modification to the cephalosporin structure leads to improved stability towards beta-lactamase?
What modification to the cephalosporin structure leads to improved stability towards beta-lactamase?
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Which modification is essential for the antimicrobial activity of cephalosporins?
Which modification is essential for the antimicrobial activity of cephalosporins?
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What structural change is responsible for improved antibacterial activity in cephalosporins?
What structural change is responsible for improved antibacterial activity in cephalosporins?
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Which structural feature contributes to blocking the inhibitor's affinity for the enzyme?
Which structural feature contributes to blocking the inhibitor's affinity for the enzyme?
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Which modification results in improved stability of the beta-lactam in cephalosporins under acidic conditions?
Which modification results in improved stability of the beta-lactam in cephalosporins under acidic conditions?
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What is the molecular mode of action of beta-lactam antibiotics?
What is the molecular mode of action of beta-lactam antibiotics?
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In the context of cell wall cross-linking, what role do penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) play?
In the context of cell wall cross-linking, what role do penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) play?
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What is the major mechanism by which beta-lactam antibiotics exhibit bactericidal activity?
What is the major mechanism by which beta-lactam antibiotics exhibit bactericidal activity?
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Which structural feature contributes to the resistance of nafcillin and dicloxacillin to enzyme degradation?
Which structural feature contributes to the resistance of nafcillin and dicloxacillin to enzyme degradation?
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What is the primary consequence of β-lactam antibiotics reacting with penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) according to Path B?
What is the primary consequence of β-lactam antibiotics reacting with penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) according to Path B?
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What is the enzyme responsible for metabolizing imipenem through hydrolysis of the β-lactam, deactivating it?
What is the enzyme responsible for metabolizing imipenem through hydrolysis of the β-lactam, deactivating it?
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Which carbapenem has a chiral methyl group at C-4, conferring intrinsic resistance to hydrolysis by dehydropeptidase-1?
Which carbapenem has a chiral methyl group at C-4, conferring intrinsic resistance to hydrolysis by dehydropeptidase-1?
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What is the inhibitor coadministered with imipenem to protect it from metabolic deactivation by renal dehydropeptidase-1?
What is the inhibitor coadministered with imipenem to protect it from metabolic deactivation by renal dehydropeptidase-1?
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Which carbapenem is considered more potent against Pseudomonas species compared to imipenem and meropenem?
Which carbapenem is considered more potent against Pseudomonas species compared to imipenem and meropenem?
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What synthetic monocyclic β-lactam antibiotic has an antimicrobial spectrum devoted almost exclusively to gram-negative microorganisms?
What synthetic monocyclic β-lactam antibiotic has an antimicrobial spectrum devoted almost exclusively to gram-negative microorganisms?
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Which carbapenem is not active against Pseudomonas or Acinetobacter?
Which carbapenem is not active against Pseudomonas or Acinetobacter?
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What group confers stability toward dehydropeptidase-1 for both doripenem and ertapenem?
What group confers stability toward dehydropeptidase-1 for both doripenem and ertapenem?
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