Classes of Antibiotics Summary

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DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ANTIBIOTICS - AN OVERVIEW BY NC ND © COMPOUND INTEREST 2014 - WWW.COMPOUNDCHEM.COM | Twitter: @compoundchem | Facebook: www.facebook.com/compoundchem Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence. C 1930 1940 1970 1980 ß-LACTAMS N H O R O S O OH AMINOGLYCOSIDES chloramphenicol glycopeptides ansamycins streptogramins sulfonamides tetracyclines macrolides quinolones lipopeptides EXAMPLES Penicillins (shown) such as amoxicillin and flucloxacillin; Cephalosporins such as cefalexin. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit bacteria cell wall biosynthesis. S O O N H 2 N H H All contain a beta-lactam ring MOST WIDELY USED ANTIBIOTICS IN THE NHS EXAMPLES Prontosil, sulfanilamide (shown), sulfadiazine, sulfisoxazole. MODE OF ACTION Do not kill bacteria but prevent their growth and multiplication. Cause allergic reactions in some patients. All contain the sulfonamide group FIRST COMMERCIAL ANTIBIOTICS WERE SULFONAMIDES EXAMPLES Streptomycin (shown), neomycin, kanamycin, paromomycin. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit the synthesis of proteins by bacteria, leading to cell death. All contain aminosugar substructures FAMILY OF OVER 20 ANTIBIOTICS O O O O HO HO OH OH N N HO HO HN HO H 2 N NH 2 NH 2 NH 2 O EXAMPLES Tetracycline (shown), doxycycline, limecycline, oxytetracycline. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit synthesis of proteins by bacteria, preventing growth. All contain 4 adjacent cyclic hydrocarbon rings BECOMING LESS POPULAR DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE O O NH 2 O OH OH OH HO N OH COMMONLY USED IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES MODE OF ACTION Inhibit synthesis of proteins, preventing growth. No longer a first line drug in any developed nation due to increased resistance and worries about safety. Distinct individual compound OH N H Cl Cl O N + O - O OH EXAMPLES Erythromycin (shown), clarithromycin, azithromycin. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit protein synthesis by bacteria, occasionally leading to cell death. All contain a 14-, 15-, or 16-membered macrolide ring SECOND MOST PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS IN THE NHS O O OH HO CH 3 OH C 2 H 5 O O O O OH OCH 3 O HO N CH 3 COMMON ‘DRUGS OF LAST RESORT’ Consist of carbohydrate linked to a peptide formed of amino acids EXAMPLES Vancomycin (shown), teicoplanin. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit bacteria cell wall biosynthesis. NH O O Cl H N O O N H O H N O O N H N H O HN H 2 N O OH OH HO O HO HO Cl O O O O OH NH 2 OH HO HO OH EXAMPLES Linezolid (shown), posizolid, tedizolid, cycloserine. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit synthesis of proteins by bacteria, preventing growth. All contain 2-oxazolidone somewhere in their structure POTENT ANTIBIOTICS COMMONLY USED AS ‘DRUGS OF LAST RESORT’ O H N O N O N O F EXAMPLES Geldanamycin (shown), rifamycin, naphthomycin. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit the synthesis of RNA by bacteria, leading to cell death. All contain an aromatic ring bridged by an aliphatic chain. CAN ALSO DEMONSTRATE ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY NH 2 O O HN O O O H 3 CO OCH 3 H 3 CO OH EXAMPLES Ciprofloxacin (shown), levofloxacin, trovafloxacin. MODE OF ACTION Interfere with bacteria DNA replication and transcription. All contain fused aromatic rings with a carboxylic acid group attached RESISTANCE EVOLVES RAPIDLY 1960 HN N N F O O OH EXAMPLES Pristinamycin IIA (shown), Pristinamycin IA. MODE OF ACTION Inhibit the synthesis of proteins by bacteria, leading to cell death. Combination of two structurally differing compounds, from groups denoted A & B TWO GROUPS OF ANTIBIOTICS THAT ACT SYNERGISTICALLY N O NH O N O O O O OH EXAMPLES Daptomycin (shown), surfactin. MODE OF ACTION Disrupt multiple cell membrane functions, leading to cell death. All contain a lipid bonded to a peptide INSTANCES OF RESISTANCE RARE O OH O H N O N H NH C 9 H 19 O H N NH 2 O N H O O NH HN HN NH HN N H NH NH HN O O O O O O O O O O OH O OH O HO O OH H 2 N O NH 2 Key: COMMONLY ACT AS BACTERIOSTATIC AGENTS, RESTRICTING GROWTH & REPRODUCTION COMMONLY ACT AS BACTERICIDAL AGENTS, CAUSING BACTERIAL CELL DEATH 1950 oxazolidinones DISCOVERY

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DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ANTIBIOTICS - AN OVERVIEW

BY NC ND

© COMPOUND INTEREST 2014 - WWW.COMPOUNDCHEM.COM | Twitter: @compoundchem | Facebook: www.facebook.com/compoundchemShared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence.C

1930 1940 1970 1980

ß-LACTAMS

N

H

O

R

OS

OOH

AMINOGLYCOSIDES chloramphenicol glycopeptides ansamycins streptogramins

sulfonamides tetracyclines macrolides quinolones lipopeptides

EXAMPLES Penicillins (shown) such as

amoxicillin and flucloxacillin;Cephalosporins such as cefalexin.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit bacteria cell wall biosynthesis.

S

O

O

NH2NH

H

All contain a beta-lactam ring

MOST WIDELY USED ANTIBIOTICSIN THE NHS

EXAMPLES Prontosil, sulfanilamide (shown),

sulfadiazine, sulfisoxazole.

MODE OF ACTIONDo not kill bacteria but prevent their

growth and multiplication. Cause allergic reactions in some patients.

All contain the sulfonamide group

FIRST COMMERCIAL ANTIBIOTICS WERE SULFONAMIDES

EXAMPLES Streptomycin (shown), neomycin,

kanamycin, paromomycin.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit the synthesis of proteins by

bacteria, leading to cell death.

All contain aminosugar substructures

FAMILY OF OVER 20 ANTIBIOTICS

O

OOOHO

HO

OH

OH

N

N

HO

HO

HN

HO

H2N NH2

NH2

NH2

O

EXAMPLES Tetracycline (shown), doxycycline,

limecycline, oxytetracycline.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit synthesis of proteins by

bacteria, preventing growth.

All contain 4 adjacent cyclic hydrocarbon rings

BECOMING LESS POPULAR DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF RESISTANCE

O O

NH2

O

OH

OHOH

HO N

OH

COMMONLY USED IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit synthesis of proteins,

preventing growth.

No longer a first line drug in any developed nation due to increased

resistance and worries about safety.

Distinct individual compound

OH

NH

Cl

Cl

ON+

O-

O

OH

EXAMPLES Erythromycin (shown),

clarithromycin, azithromycin.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit protein synthesis by bacteria,

occasionally leading to cell death.

All contain a 14-, 15-, or 16-membered macrolide ring

SECOND MOST PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS IN THE NHS

O

O

OHHO

CH3

OH

C2H5

O

O

O

O OH

OCH3

OHO

N

CH3

COMMON ‘DRUGS OF LAST RESORT’

Consist of carbohydrate linked to a peptide formed of amino acids

EXAMPLES Vancomycin (shown), teicoplanin.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit bacteria cell wall biosynthesis.

NH

O

O

Cl

HN

O

O

NH

O

HN

O

O

NH

NH

O

HNH2N

O

OHOHHO

O

HO

HO

ClOO

O

OOH

NH2

OH

HO

HO

OH

EXAMPLES Linezolid (shown), posizolid,

tedizolid, cycloserine.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit synthesis of proteins by

bacteria, preventing growth.

All contain 2-oxazolidone somewhere in their structure

POTENT ANTIBIOTICS COMMONLY USED AS ‘DRUGS OF LAST RESORT’

O

HN

ON

O

N O

F

EXAMPLES Geldanamycin (shown), rifamycin,

naphthomycin.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit the synthesis of RNA by bacteria, leading to cell death.

All contain an aromatic ring bridged by an aliphatic chain.

CAN ALSO DEMONSTRATE ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY

NH2O

OHN

OOO

H3CO

OCH3

H3CO

OH

EXAMPLES Ciprofloxacin (shown), levofloxacin,

trovafloxacin.

MODE OF ACTIONInterfere with bacteria DNA

replication and transcription.

All contain fused aromatic rings with a carboxylic acid group attached

RESISTANCE EVOLVES RAPIDLY

1960

HN

N N

F

O O

OH

EXAMPLES Pristinamycin IIA (shown),

Pristinamycin IA.

MODE OF ACTIONInhibit the synthesis of proteins by

bacteria, leading to cell death.

Combination of two structurally differing compounds, from groups denoted A & B

TWO GROUPS OF ANTIBIOTICS THAT ACT SYNERGISTICALLY

N

O

NH

O

NOO

O

O

OH

EXAMPLES Daptomycin (shown), surfactin.

MODE OF ACTIONDisrupt multiple cell membrane functions, leading to cell death.

All contain a lipid bonded to a peptide

INSTANCES OF RESISTANCE RARE

O

OHO

HN

O

NH

NH

C9H19

O

HN

NH2

O

NH

O

O

NH

HN

HN

NH

HN

NH

NH

NH

HN O

O

O

O

O

O

O

OOO

OH

O

OH

OHO

O

OH

H2N

O

NH2

Key: COMMONLY ACT AS BACTERIOSTATIC AGENTS, RESTRICTING GROWTH & REPRODUCTION COMMONLY ACT AS BACTERICIDAL AGENTS, CAUSING BACTERIAL CELL DEATH

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oxazolidinones

DISCOVERY