Concepts of Genetics Plus Mastering Genetics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition) (What's New in Genetics)
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Chapter 14, Problem 35ESP
Many antibiotics are effective as drugs to fight off bacterial infections because they inhibit protein synthesis in bacterial cells. Using the information provided in the following table that highlights several antibiotics and their mode of action, discuss which phase of translation is inhibited: initiation, elongation, or termination. What other components of the translational machinery could be targeted to inhibit bacterial protein synthesis?
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Researchers are studying the mechanism of the antibiotic chloramphenicol. They know that it prevents the formation of peptide bonds during translation. A model of the translation process is shown in the diagram.
Which of the following describes where in the model chloramphenicol acts to interfere with the production of proteins from DNA?
during initiation
during elongation
during termination
during protein release
what is post-translational protein covalent modification? give three examples and name the enzyme that catalyzes each reaction.
Consider this list (below) of steps involved in translation. These steps are out of order.
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1. the small and large ribosomal sub-units unite2. two amino acids join together.3. another tRNA anti-codon bonds with another mRNA codon
4. an initial tRNA bearing a specific amino acid arrives at the ribosome
5. the process continues until a protein molecule is completed6. at the synthesis site, initial mRNA codons are inserted
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Concepts of Genetics Plus Mastering Genetics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition) (What's New in Genetics)
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