A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/Medicines by Design

thumb|right|300px|Flucloxacillin is a penicillin antibiotic that used to control resistant Staphylococcus infections. It unaffected by beta-lactamase, an enzyme responsible for the resistance of certain bacteria to penicillin. However, it is not effective against MRSA, the treatment of which is difficult and requires such antibiotics as vancomycin. Medicines by Design is the thirteenth unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course. Chemical Storylines sections MD1 Alcohol in the body MD2 The drug action of ethanol MD3 Medicines that send messages to nerves MD4 Enzyme inhibitors as medicines MD5 Targeting bacteria MD6 Summary Chemical Ideas sections 1.1 Amount of substance 13.7 Aldehydes and ketones 7.6 Chromatography (revision) 14.1 Planning a synthesis 14.2 Summary of organic reactions 6.4 Infrared spectroscopy (revision) 13.9 Amino acids (revision) 6.5 Mass spectrometry (revision) 6.6 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (revision) 6.8 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy (revision) Activities MD1.1 Aldehydes and ketones MD1.2 BAC determination using gas-liquid chromatography MD3.1 Making a toolkit of organic reactions MD3.2 Classifying reactions MD3.3 Using the toolkit to synthesise medicines MD3.4 Manufacturing salbutamol (Optional extension) MD5.1 Making and testing a penicillin MD5.2 A closer look at the structure of penicillins (Optional extension) MD6 Check your notes on Medicines by Design External links MD unit map MD Check Your Notes