Antibacterial agents : chemistry, mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, and clinical applications / Rosaleen Anderson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Rosaleen J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antibacterial agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (379 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis and function.Antibacterial Agents is an essential guide to this important class of chemotherapeutic drugs. Compounds are organised according to their target, which helps the reader understand the mechanism of action of these drugs and how resistance can arise. The book uses an i

Contents:

section 1. Introduction to microorganisms and antibacterial chemotherapy

section. 2. Agents targeting DNA

section 3. Agents targeting metabolic processes

section 4. Agents targeting protein synthesis

section 5. Agents targeting cell-wall synthesis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613662446

9781118324820

111832482X

9781118325421

1118325427

9781118325445

1118325443

9781280685507

1280685506

9781118325438

1118325435

OCLC:

795120235