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Summary Beta-lactam Agents
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Summary of beta lactam agents and drugs containing a beta lactam ring. Explains what they do and how they work. What they need to be improved?
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Beta-Lactam AgentsILOs: difference between gram positive and gram negative, identify the targets, be able to
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Gram-negative vs Gram-positive cell walls
Gram-negative bacteria have greater concentrations of peptidoglycan meaning their
walls are thinner. They have channels rather than pores to allow the flow of
molecules.
And gram-positive bacteria do not have an outer membrane but have a thicker wall
that is somewhat porous due to its barbed wire-like structure.
Peptidoglycan
A polymer made of two monosaccharide units.
NAM and NAG
Short polypeptide chains form between these chains known as Cross Links
Transpeptidase
Membrane-bound enzyme.
Forms cross-links in the peptidoglycan
Important for cell survival
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