Old and new targets of antibacterial therapy
LMJ-Lebanese Medical Journal. 2000; 48 (4): 177-181
in English
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| ID: emr-54463
ABSTRACT
Currently available antibiotics target bacterial cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, or DNA replication. Antibiotics that are structurally unrelated sometimes have common targets. Mutations in these common targets frequently give rise to bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics.The impact of these bacteria in clinical situations is increasing whereas development of effective antibiotics for their treatment is not keeping pace. This emerging crisis in clinical care has led to intense efforts in new antibiotic development. Both improvements in currently available classes of antibiotics as well as discovery of completely novel ones are being aggressively sought. In this review, the mechanisms of action of available antibiotics will be discussed with emphasis on newly developed drugs. Also, some of the potential new targets of antibiotic therapy in the future will be highlighted
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Proteins
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Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
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Anti-Infective Agents
Language:
English
Journal:
Lebanese Med. J.
Year:
2000
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