An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth.[1] Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibiotics are used against bacteria and antifungals are used against fungi.
A potent inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase---Stavudine
The nucleoside analog stavudine (2u,3u-didehydro-2u3u-deoxythymidine, d4T) is a potent inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase in vitro. It is active against both HIV-1 and HIV-2.
Apr 15,2022 Antimicrobial agentTrifluorothymidine/Trifluoridine
Trifluorothymidine, also known as trifluoridine, is a fluorinated pyrimidine nucleoside analog of thymidine and related to idoxuridine.
Apr 13,2022 Antimicrobial agentA broad inhibitor of viral DNA polymerases---Foscarnet
Foscarnet is a broad inhibitor of viral DNA polymerases, including both DNA-dependent and RNA-dependent DNA polymerases (the latter usually called reverse transcriptases).
Apr 13,2022 Antimicrobial agentVidarabine---Adenine arabinoside-
Vidarabine (also known as adenine arabinoside, or Ara-A) is a purine analog which inhibits the replication of a wide range of DNA and some oncogenic RNA viruses. The chemical name is 9-beta-D-arabinof
Apr 12,2022 Antimicrobial agentTicarcillin–Clavulanic Acid: Clinical Uses and Toxicity
Since its introduction for clinical use, ticarcillin–clavulanate has been used for a variety of clinical infections because of its broad spectrum of antibiotic activity (Kosmidis, 1986).
Mar 21,2022 Antimicrobial agentTicarcillin–Clavulanic Acid: Antimicrobial Activity, Susceptibility, Administration and Dosage etc.
Ticarcillin–clavulanate is an injectable antibacterial combination consisting of two agents, a beta-lactam antibiotic (ticarcillin) and a beta-lactamase inhibitor.
Mar 21,2022 Antimicrobial agentWhat is Chloroquine diphosphate?
Chloroquine diphosphate Inhibits tumor cell growth and metastasis and induces apoptosis in vitro. Binds to Fe(II)-protoporphyrin IX (FP) to form FP-chloroquine complex resulting in cell lysis and para
Apr 22,2021 Antimicrobial agentWhat is Hydroxychloroquine?
Hydroxychloroquine is a 4-aminoquinolone that is used to prevent and treat malaria, caused by parasitic protozoan from the Plasmodium genus.
Mar 9,2021 Antimicrobial agentWhat is Hydroxychloroquine sulfate?
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (also known as hydroxychloroquine) is an antimalarial medicine approved in the United States for either prevention or treatment of certain types of malaria, lupus erythema
Jul 22,2020 Antimicrobial agentThe application of S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine
S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNAC) is an S-nitrosothiol that can act as an Nitric oxide (NO) carrier and donor. NO has a systemic and tissue vasodilatation effect and also acts in hepatic microcirculat
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