Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Pharmaceutical Importance of Anti-Microbials

  • Author:
  • Safa Mohammed Sadiq1,, Amtul Kareem2, Nuha Rasheed3, Abdul Saleem Mohammad4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 7 to 10

1Department of Pharma. D, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

2Department of Pharma. D, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

3Department of Pharmaceutics, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

4Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: mohdsaleempharma@gmail.com

Online published on 18 September, 2017.

Abstract

The treatment of microbial infection is increasingly complicated by the ability of microbe to develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial agents are often categorized according to their principle mechanism of action. Mechanism includes interference with cell wall synthesis, inhibition of protein synthesis, interference with nucleic acid synthesis and disruption of bacterial membrane structure.

Keywords

Antimicrobials, Antiseptics, Disinfectants, Germicides, Bacteriostatics, Sanitizers, Oxidation, Halogenation, Protein precipitation, Zinc peroxide, Sodium hypochlorite, Mild silver protein