Question

1. Define the terms antibacterial and antibiotic and explain how these substances work. Provide several examples of products you have seen that claim to be antibacterial (hint: house hold cleaning agents).

2. Having defined these terms, consider how they could design an antibacterial product or antibiotic drug that would only kill prokaryotic bacteria while leaving eukaryotic cells alone. The idea is for you to consider prokaryotic cell structures that are different from eukaryotic structures and target them.

3. Next, address why we would be concerned with developing new antibacterials and new antibiotics since we already have so many. This is an opportunity to begin a discussion related to the public health concern of antibiotic resistance.

Answer 1

Ans. The term Antibiotic and Antibacterial are the same, as they both are defined as the type of antimicrobial substance that are active against the bacteria. Used to fight bacterial infection and antibiotic medications by killing or inhibiting the bacteria.

They prevent the bacterial infections by attacking the cell wall or coating around of the bacteria, or interfering the reproduction or replication of bacterias in the body and block protein production in the bacteria which lead them to die.

Examples : Antibacterial products

Handwash, Soaps, Hand lotion, Senitizer, Window cleaner, Detergents, Surface spray, mouthwash, toothpastes, Disinfectants etc.