Main Classification Of Antibiotics

According to its chemical structure, antibiotics can be divided into: quinolone antibiotics β- Lactam antibiotics, macrolides, aminoglycoside antibiotics, etc.

According to their uses, antibiotics can be divided into antibacterial antibiotics, antifungal antibiotics, anti-tumor antibiotics, antiviral antibiotics, livestock antibiotics, agricultural antibiotics and other microbial drugs (such as ergot alkaloids with pharmacological activity produced by ergot, which have the effect of contracting the uterus).

According to the different types of antibiotics, there are many ways to produce antibiotics, such as penicillin biosynthesis by microbial fermentation, sulfonamides, quinolones, etc., which can be produced by chemical synthesis; There are also semi synthetic antibiotics, which are derivatives made of antibiotics obtained by biosynthesis through chemical, biological or biochemical methods.