Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
Beta lactams
- Penicillins - relatively narrow spectrum
- Cephalosporins
- Carbapenems
- Monobactams
Glycopeptides - gram +ve only
- Vancomysin
Cell membrane
- Daptomycin - gram +ve
- Colistin
Bacterial protein synthesis inhibitors
- Tetracycline, Doxycycline
- Macrolides - Erythromycin
- Aminoglycosides - Gentamicin
- Oxazolidinones
- Mupirocin
Bacterial nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors
- Fluoroquinolones
- Sulfonamides
- Trimethoprim - folate antagonist
RNA synthesis
- Rifampicin - TB treatment