Antibiotic Mechanisms Flashcards
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Streptomycin
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Prevents transition from translation initiation to elongation and causes miscoding
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Tetracycline
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Blocks binding of aminoacyl tRNA to A site of ribosome
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Chloramphenicol
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Blocks peptidyl transferase reaction on ribosome
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Erythromycin
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Binds to the exit channel of ribosome and thereby inhibits elongation
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Rifamycin
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Blocks initiation by binding to RNA polymerase
