CPPS 304 Post Mid-Final exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

What are two ways to overcome an infection with drug therapy? (List format) - correct answer1. Bactericidal 2. Bacteriostatic What is chemotherapy? - correct answerTreatment of disease by chemicals (drugs) that have a specific toxic effect upon disease producing microorganisms, or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue What are the key targets of antibiotics? - correct answerCell wall, ribosomes, DNA/RNA What are the most important drugs by class? - correct answerBeta-lactams What are bacteria cell walls made of? - correct answerpeptidoglycan What is the first step in construction of a bacterial cell wall? - correct answerconstruction of peptidoglycan What is the second step in construction of a bacterial cell wall? - correct answerTransport of PG to outer cell membrane What is the third step in construction of a bacterial cell wall? - correct answerLinking of PG end to end to form a row