Part 8: Chemotherapy

Antimicrobial & Anticancer Agents

Chemotherapy in the broad sense includes all drugs that target pathogens or cancer cells while sparing host tissues. This section covers antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiparasitics, and cancer chemotherapy โ€” drugs that exploit differences between pathogen/tumor and host cell biology.

Topics in This Part

Antibiotic Targets

Cell Wall

ฮฒ-lactams, vancomycin

Protein Synthesis

Aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines

DNA/RNA

Fluoroquinolones, rifampin

Folate Synthesis

Sulfonamides, trimethoprim