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Antimicrobial agent

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 agent

Trifluorothymidine/Trifluoridine

Trifluorothymidine, also known as trifluoridine, is a fluorinated pyrimidine nucleoside analog of thymidine and related to idoxuridine.

Apr 13,2022  Antimicrobial agent

A 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 agent

Vidarabine---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 agent

Ticarcillin–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 agent

Ticarcillin–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 agent

What 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 agent

What 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 agent

What 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 agent

The 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

Mar 3,2020  Antimicrobial agent
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