Flashcards in Antibiotics Deck (5)
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Tetracycline
Blocks binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A site of the ribosome
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Streptomycin
Prevents the transition from translation initiation to chain elongation and also causes miscoding
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Chloramphenicol
Blocks the peptidyl transferase reaction on ribosomes
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Erythromycin
Binds in the exit channel of the ribosomes and thereby inhibits the elongation of the peptide chain
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