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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Which antibiotic inhibits interaction between $tRNA$ and $mRNA$ during bacterial protein synthesis ?

A

Tetracycline

B

Erythromycin

C

Neomycin

D

Streptomycin

(AIPMT-2006)

Solution

(c) : Neomycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic which was first isolated from a strain of Streptomyces feadiae. It is effective against Gram positive as well as Gram negative bacteria. Its mechanism of action is by selective inhibition of protein synthesis on the $70S$ (prokaryotic) ribosome by inhibiting the interaction of $mRNA$ and $tRNA$ during translation process.

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Biology

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