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. 2021 Mar 25;11(4):840. doi: 10.3390/nano11040840

Table 1.

Classification of seven antibiotic classes (basic structure highlighted in green), and their different derivatives (alterations from green to black molecular structures).

Antibiotic Class Antibiotic Molecular Structures
β-Lactams
(BLCs)
Ampicillin (AMP) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i001.jpg
Aminoglycosides
(AMGs)
Kanamycin (KAN) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i002.jpg
Tobramycin (TOB) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i003.jpg
Streptomycin (STR) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i004.jpg
Neomycin B (NB) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i005.jpg
Anthracyclines
(ACs)
Daunomycin (DNR) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i006.jpg
Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol (CAP) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i007.jpg
Fluoroquinolones
(FQs)
Ciprofloxacin (CIP) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i008.jpg
Tetracyclines
(TCs)
Oxytetracyclines (OTC) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i009.jpg
Tetracycline (TET) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i010.jpg
Sulfonamides
(SAs)
Sulfadimethoxine (SDM) graphic file with name nanomaterials-11-00840-i011.jpg