Tetracycline Is an Antibiotic That Binds to the 30S Subunit

question 85

Multiple Choice

Tetracycline is an antibiotic that binds to the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome. This information suggests that the most likely mechanism by which tetracycline blocks bacterial growth is to inhibit synthesis of:

• A) mRNA.
• B) rRNA.
• C) a specific bacterial protein.
• D) a specific class of bacterial proteins.
• E) all bacterial proteins.

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