Drugs That Inhibit/Disrupt Bacterial Cell Walls PDF
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This document explains how certain medications inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis. It also explores how agents such as amphotericin B increase cell membrane permeability, causing bacterial cell death.
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**Drugs that Inhibit/Disrupt Bacterial Cell Wall ** - Medications like penicillins and cephalosporins inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis or activate enzymes that interfere with the cell wall, contributing to weakening and bacterial cell death through lysis. **Drugs that Increase...
**Drugs that Inhibit/Disrupt Bacterial Cell Wall ** - Medications like penicillins and cephalosporins inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis or activate enzymes that interfere with the cell wall, contributing to weakening and bacterial cell death through lysis. **Drugs that Increase Cell Membrane Permeability ** - Agents such as amphotericin B make the cell membrane more permeable, resulting in the loss of essential intracellular components.