| Term | Definition |
| Penicillin | inhibits cell wall synthesis by binding to transpeptidase preventing transpeptidation |
| Cephalosporins | inhibits cell wall synthesis by binding to transpeptidase preventing transpeptidation |
| Vancomycin | prevents the formation of peptide bonds by binding to the site of peptide bonds on the nam |
| Aminoglycosides | prevents complexation of the ribosome |
| Tetracyclines | inhibit protein synthesis by competing for the A site on the ribosome with tRNA |
| Chloramphenicol | prevents the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids |
| Erythromycin | prevents translocation of the ribosome along the mRNA |
| Fluoroquinilones | prevent coiling of bacterial DNA |
| Trimethoprim and Sulphanomides | inhibits folate synthesis |
| metronidazole | cuts bacterial dna |