This article throws light upon the fourteen main types of vitamins. They are: 1. Fat Soluble Vitamins 2. Vitamin K 3. Vitamin E 4. Vitamin D 5. Riboflavin/B2 6. Thiamine 7. Vitamin C/Ascorbic Acid 8. Biotin 9. Pantothenic Acid 10. Niacin 11. Choline 12. Folic Acid 13. Vitamin B12/CyanacobaIamin 14. Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine. Type # 1. Fat Soluble Vitamins: Vitamin A [...]
Here is a list of various Beta-Lactam antibiotics. 1. Penicillins: (i) Sir Alexander Fleming discovered in 1928. (ii) The mold belongs to Penicillium notatum. (iii) White crystalline substance, benzyl penicillin, soluble in water. (iv) Benzyl penicillin has a five membered thiazolidine ring and a four membered β-lactam ring. (v) Biosynthetic penicillins (Penicillin V) result from altering the medium for growth [...]
Successful therapy of microbial infections depends upon several factors viz. identification of pathogens and their drug sensitivity, rapid attainment of effective drug concentration at the site of infection, host defenses and maintenance of drug level for adequate period, use of supportive drugs and duration of treatment. The therapeutic concentration of drug at focus of infection is however, based on its [...]