Comments on: Why does Tetracycline work better than Penicillin and Vancomycin? http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/why-does-tetracycline-work-better-than-penicillin-and-vancomycin/ Find all information on generic alternatives of prescription medicines. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/why-does-tetracycline-work-better-than-penicillin-and-vancomycin/comment-page-1/#comment-8505 Anonymous Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:07:21 +0000 http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/why-does-tetracycline-work-better-than-penicillin-and-vancomycin/#comment-8505 I think you're in my class, lol, I'm doing the same lab. Long story short, Tetracycline does not attack the cell wall of the bacteria, it stops translation. I think you’re in my class, lol, I’m doing the same lab.

Long story short, Tetracycline does not attack the cell wall of the bacteria, it stops translation.

]]> By: daddyrx http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/why-does-tetracycline-work-better-than-penicillin-and-vancomycin/comment-page-1/#comment-8506 daddyrx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:07:21 +0000 http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/why-does-tetracycline-work-better-than-penicillin-and-vancomycin/#comment-8506 Toxicity aside, Vancocin (vancomycin) is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is only used orally to treat C. difficile colitis which is recurrent or resistant to Flagyl (metronidazole). Some bacteria produce an enzyme called beta-lactamase. This enzyme inactivates Penicillins. Adding a beta-lactamase inhibitor, like clavulanic acid, prevents this inactivation. Sumycin (tetracycline) is not effected by the beta-lactamases. It does, however, have some nasty side effects like sunburn (sun sensitivity), nail discoloration, muscle pain, difficult or painful swallowing, change in the amount of urine and brown/gray tooth discoloration. Toxicity aside, Vancocin (vancomycin) is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is only used orally to treat C. difficile colitis which is recurrent or resistant to Flagyl (metronidazole).
Some bacteria produce an enzyme called beta-lactamase. This enzyme inactivates Penicillins. Adding a beta-lactamase inhibitor, like clavulanic acid, prevents this inactivation.
Sumycin (tetracycline) is not effected by the beta-lactamases. It does, however, have some nasty side effects like sunburn (sun sensitivity), nail discoloration, muscle pain, difficult or painful swallowing, change in the amount of urine and brown/gray tooth discoloration.

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