PCOL 131 final exam SAR and resistance
questions with correct answers 2025
PenamsH(Penicillins)HSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-R1
1.HControlsHoralHabsorption
2.HGovernsHspectrumH
3.HConfersHbetaHlactamaseHresistanceHviaHbulk
COOH:HcriticalHtoHmimicHcarboxylateHofHD-ala
CephemsHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-R1
1.HControlsHoralHabsorption
2.HGovernsHspectrum
3.HConfersHbetaHlactamaseHresistanceHviaHadjacentHdoubleHbond
R2
1.HAffectsHbetaHlactamHreactivityHandHabsorptionHfromHintestines/absorptionHintoHgramH(-)H
COOH:HcriticalHtoHmimicHcarboxylateHofHD-ala
PenamsH(Penicillins)HActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EWGHonHR1HsubstituentHwillHincreaseHacidHstability
CombattingHResistanceHAgainstHPenicillinaseH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
IncreaseHstericHbulkHnextHtoHC6Hcarbonyl
, CarbapenemsHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-TransHgeometry
CephemsH(Cephalosporins)HActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HEWGHonHR1HwillHincreaseHacidHstability
2.HEWGH(moreHpolar)HonHR2HwillHincreaseHreactivity,HbutHalsoHincreasedHhydrophobicityHcorrelates
HwithHincreasedHabsorptionHandHdistributionH
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TheHmoreHEWGHatHC3,HtheHgreaterHtheHantibacterialHactivityHofHtheHdrugHbutHalsoHtheHworstHtheHa
bsorptionH(solutionH=HquaternaryHnitrogens)
CombattingHResistanceHAgainstHCephalosporinasesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-7-methoxy
PropertiesHofHAllHBetaHLactamsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-IncreasingHreactivity
1.HAddHanHextraHringH
2.HAddHdoubleHbindsH
OralHActivity
1.HWithstandHacidHinHstomachH(needsHtoHbeHmoreHEW)
2.HBeHabsorbedHinHSIH(needsHtoHbeHmoreHhydrophobic)
CarbapenemsHActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
SusceptibleHtoHhumanHproteaseHb/cHit'sHdownHlikeHtheHLHconfigurationHofHAA
-CilastinHoftenHco-administeredHw/Himipenem
VancomycinHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HLipophilicHsideHchainHanchorsHmembrane,HgivesHprolongedHhalfHlife,HandHincreasesHactivityHagai
nstHenterococci
2.HSugarHallowsHdimerization
questions with correct answers 2025
PenamsH(Penicillins)HSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-R1
1.HControlsHoralHabsorption
2.HGovernsHspectrumH
3.HConfersHbetaHlactamaseHresistanceHviaHbulk
COOH:HcriticalHtoHmimicHcarboxylateHofHD-ala
CephemsHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-R1
1.HControlsHoralHabsorption
2.HGovernsHspectrum
3.HConfersHbetaHlactamaseHresistanceHviaHadjacentHdoubleHbond
R2
1.HAffectsHbetaHlactamHreactivityHandHabsorptionHfromHintestines/absorptionHintoHgramH(-)H
COOH:HcriticalHtoHmimicHcarboxylateHofHD-ala
PenamsH(Penicillins)HActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EWGHonHR1HsubstituentHwillHincreaseHacidHstability
CombattingHResistanceHAgainstHPenicillinaseH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
IncreaseHstericHbulkHnextHtoHC6Hcarbonyl
, CarbapenemsHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-TransHgeometry
CephemsH(Cephalosporins)HActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HEWGHonHR1HwillHincreaseHacidHstability
2.HEWGH(moreHpolar)HonHR2HwillHincreaseHreactivity,HbutHalsoHincreasedHhydrophobicityHcorrelates
HwithHincreasedHabsorptionHandHdistributionH
-
TheHmoreHEWGHatHC3,HtheHgreaterHtheHantibacterialHactivityHofHtheHdrugHbutHalsoHtheHworstHtheHa
bsorptionH(solutionH=HquaternaryHnitrogens)
CombattingHResistanceHAgainstHCephalosporinasesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-7-methoxy
PropertiesHofHAllHBetaHLactamsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-IncreasingHreactivity
1.HAddHanHextraHringH
2.HAddHdoubleHbindsH
OralHActivity
1.HWithstandHacidHinHstomachH(needsHtoHbeHmoreHEW)
2.HBeHabsorbedHinHSIH(needsHtoHbeHmoreHhydrophobic)
CarbapenemsHActivityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
SusceptibleHtoHhumanHproteaseHb/cHit'sHdownHlikeHtheHLHconfigurationHofHAA
-CilastinHoftenHco-administeredHw/Himipenem
VancomycinHSARH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HLipophilicHsideHchainHanchorsHmembrane,HgivesHprolongedHhalfHlife,HandHincreasesHactivityHagai
nstHenterococci
2.HSugarHallowsHdimerization