Figure 20.2 -The Antibiotic Cycloheximide Binds to the 60S Subunit of the 60S

question 45

Multiple Choice

Figure 20.2

-The antibiotic cycloheximide binds to the 60S subunit of the ribosome, as shown in Figure 20.2. The effect is to

• A) prevent peptide bond formation in prokaryotes.
• B) prevent mRNA-ribosome binding in eukaryotes.
• C) prevent ribosome formation in bacteria.
• D) prevent transcription in prokaryotes.
• E) prevent polypeptide elongation in eukaryotes.

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