Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franklin, Trevor J. (Author), Snow, George Alan. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:6th ed. 2005.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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 to antimicrobial drugs.