Penicillin G: Antimicrobial Activity, Susceptibility, Mechanism of Drug Action, Drug Administration and Dosage etc.
In spite of the availability of many new antibiotics, and the progressive development of resistance in bacterial species, penicillin G (Pen G) remains a very effective agent.
Mar 11,2022 APILaccase: Overview, Production, Mechanism of Action, Uses in Food Processing etc.
Laccase belongs to the blue multicopper oxidases and participates in cross-linking of monomers, degradation of polymers, and ring cleavage of aromatic compounds. It is widely distributed in higher pla
Mar 11,2022 Food AdditivesSide-effects of Metronidazole
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole drug similar to tinidazole. It has the chemical formula 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)- 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (C6H9N3O3) and a low molecular weight of 171.15 kDa. Following t
Mar 10,2022 APIDalbavancin---semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide
Dalbavancin (Zeven, Pfizer Inc.) is a semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide with an extended half-life that enables once-weekly dosing. It has potent in vitro activity against most Gram-positive organisms wi
Mar 10,2022 APIBiosynthesis of Mandelic acid
Mandelic acid is an aromatic alpha hydroxy acid with the molecular formula C6H5CH(OH)CO2H. It is a white crystalline solid that is soluble in water and polar organic solvents. It is a useful precursor
Mar 10,2022 Biochemical EngineeringWhat is Oritavancin?
Oritavancin is a second-generation lipoglycopeptide antibiotic derived from modifications of chloroeremomycin, a naturally occurring glycopeptide. Structurally, oritavancin is very similar to vancomyc
Mar 10,2022 APISide effects of nitrofurantoin
The sole use of this drug is in the treatment of urinary tract infections, as after oral or intravenous (i.v.). administration, therapeutically active concentrations are attained only in urine. The dr
Mar 10,2022 APIDaptomycin---LY 146032
Daptomycin is more active in vitro than glycopeptides against a wide range of Gram-positive aerobic as well as anaerobic organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and van
Mar 10,2022 APIA lipoglycopeptide antibiotic ---Teicoplanin
Teicoplanin (Targocids) is a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic chemically related to vancomycin, which was obtained by fermenting Actinoplanes teichomyceticus.
Mar 10,2022 APIUses of Furazolidone
This nitrofuran has in vitro activity against S. aureus, S. pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, E. coli, Vibrio cholerae, Clostrida spp., Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, an
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