Tetracyclines
A: Inhibitor of protein synthesis via inhibiting initiation step by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, blocking the amino-acyl-tRNA. Blocks elongation too
U: G- bacteria by entering the periplasmic space and then pumped into cytoplasm. G+ by using energy
Minocycline & doscycycline pass directly through the lipid bilayer of both host and bacterial membranes
Bacteriostatic