Medicinal Chemistry – Lecture 3: Antibiotics (Antibacterial Drugs)
📘 Medicinal Chemistry – Lecture 3: Antibiotics (Antibacterial Drugs) By PharmaEasyNotes 💙 🔹 Introduction When we get fever, infection, or wounds 🤒 Doctor gives us… Antibiotics 💊 👉 Antibiotics = Drugs that kill or stop bacteria They: ✔️ Treat infections ✔️ Save lives ✔️ Control bacteria growth ⚠️ They do NOT work on viruses (cold, flu). 🔹 What is Bacteria? Bacteria → Enter Body ↓ Multiply ↓ Cause Infection 👉 Antibiotics stop this process. 🔹 Mechanism of Action (Easy Flowchart) Antibiotics ↓ Attack Bacteria ↓ Cell Wall / Protein / DNA Damage ↓ Bacteria Die ↓ Patient Gets Better 😌 🔹 Main Targets of Antibiotics Target Action Cell Wall Break wall → Kill bacteria Protein Stop growth DNA Stop multiplication Metabolism Block energy 🔹 Classification (Flowchart Style) Antibiotics | -------------------------------- | | | | Penicillin Cephalo Tetra Macrolide | | | | Amoxicillin Cefixime D...