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Grace asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 4 years ago

Biology tRNA question!!?

tetracycline a common medication that is used to treat bacterial infections prevents amino-acyl -tRNA from binding to the

ribosomal subunit. Describe the effect on the cell?

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  • Formerly Peter S
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    This prevents translation of the mRNA and so no proteins are made.

  • John T
    Lv 5
    4 years ago

    Tetracycline prevents translation of bacterial proteins. If amino-acyl-tRNA cannot bind the ribosomal subunit, then the cell cannot bring amino acids with the proper anticodon for elongation, so this stops synthesis of its proteins. If the bacterium cannot synthesize important proteins, they cannot replicate. This is why tetracycline is a bacteriostatic antibiotic.

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