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diaminopyrimidines

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diaminopyrimidines
synthetic antimicrobial agents that act as competitive antagonists in the conversion of folic acid to folinic acid. Examples are trimethoprim and pyrimethamine. Usually combined with a sulfonamide, providing a sequential blockade in nucleic acid synthesis.
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The next describes classes of agents and includes chapters on beta-lactam antibiotics; peptide antibiotics; lincosamides, pleuromutilins, and streptogramins; macrolides, azalides, and ketolides; aminoglycosides; tetracyclines and glycylcyclines; chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol, and florfenicol; sulfomanides, diaminopyrimidines, and their combinations; fluorquinolones; antifungal chemotherapy agents; and antiviral chemotherapy agents.
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