Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action

by Trevor J. Franklin and George Alan Snow

Book Overview

The development of antimicrobial agents, past, present and future.- Vulnerable shields-the cell walls of bacteria and fungi.- Antimicrobial agents and cell membranes.- Inhibitors of nucleic acid biosynthesis.- Inhibitors of protein biosynthesis.- Antimicrobial drugs with other modes of action.- Attack and defense: drug transport across cell walls and membranes.- The genetic basis of resistance to antimicrobial drugs.- Biochemical mechanisms of resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441935495
• ISBN13: 9781441935496
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"