PENICILLINS

Penicillins are beta-lactam drugs that inhibit the cross-linking of N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) and N-acetyl muramic acid (NAM) required for the formation of peptidoglycan in bacterial cells. They are generally bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibitors. Penicillin, the first member of the penicillins is a general purpose antibiotic used in clinical medicine even till date. They specifically […]

PENICILLINS Read More »

Antimicrobial Agents & Antibiotics, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, , , , , , , ,