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Streptomycin

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Prevents the transition from translation initiation to chain elongation and also causes miscoding

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Tetracycline

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Blocks binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A site of the ribosome

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Chloramphenicol

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Blocks the peptidyl transferase reaction on ribosomes

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Erythromycin

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Binds in the exit channel of the ribosomes and thereby inhibits the elongation of the peptide chain

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Rifamycin

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Blocks initiation of RNA chains by binding to RNA polymerase (blocks RNA synthesis)