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Antibiotics that Inhibit Prokaryotic (Bacterial) Transcription or Translation Flashcards

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Tetracyclines

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TRANSLATION
- binds 30S ribosomal subunit
- -> inhibits aminoacetyl + RNA attachment

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Aminoglycosides

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TRANSLATION
- binds 30S ribosomal subunit
–> inhibit complex formation

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Chloramphenical Clindamycin

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TRANSLATION
- inhibits 50S peptide-trasnferase
–> inhibit peptide bond formation during elongation

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Macrolide

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TRANSLATION
- block translocation step of elongation

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Rifampicin

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TRANSCRIPTION
- inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase
*used for Tuberculosis

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