Antimicrobial drugs

Amphotericin B - antifungal

Cephalosporin - beta-lactam, most common antibiotic

Streptomycin - aminoglycoside, injection

Quinolone - inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase

Sulfanilamide - combines with TMP to inhibit dihydrofolate synthesis

Bacitracin - kills Group A Strep, found in topical ointment

Erythromycin - macrolide, binds 50S subunit

Acyclovir - antiviral, treat herpes infection

Penicillin G - first antibiotic used in humans

AZT - antiviral used to treat HIV

Amoxicillin - semi-synthetic penicillin

Aminoglycoside - not administered orally, protein synthesis inhibitor

Tetracycline - broad-spectrum inhibitor of protein synthesis

Vancomycin - treats MRSA, inhibits cell wall synthesis

Isoniazid - anti-tuberculosis, inhibits cell wall synthesis

Ciprofloxacin - quinolone, inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase

Metronidazole - causes “black hairy tongue” side effect

Rifampin - treats tuberculosis, inhibits RNA polymerase

Streptomyces - produces most useful antibiotics

Cephalosporium - fungal genes, produces most useful antibiotics