title: How antibiotics work: protein synthesis.
abstract: 1. Antibiotics are important agents for the treatment of infections. 2. They are special chemicals produced by a few species of microorganisms which inhibit the growth of other micro-organisms. 3. They inhibit growth by attacking one of five sensitive sites. 4. A selection of antibiotics attacking the protein synthesis mechanism are identified and their modes of action described.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walters
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000187:drug effects*; D012333:RNA, Messenger
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger