Translation during Bacterial Protein Synthesis: Blocking Peptidyltransferase
The macrolides (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, dirithromycin, troleandomycin, etc.) bind reversibly to the 23S rRNA in the 50S subunit.There is evidence that they may inhibit elongation of the protein by the peptidyltransferase, the enzyme that forms peptide bonds between the amino acids.
Illustration of the Mode of Action of
Macrolides in Blocking
Translation during Bacterial Protein Synthesis: Blocking Peptidyltransferase.jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: September, 2018
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