A Number of Antibiotics Attack Prokaryotic Protein Synthesis,but Not Eukaryotic

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Essay

A number of antibiotics attack prokaryotic protein synthesis,but not eukaryotic protein synthesis.Name two common antibiotics that work this way.What is their site of action and why don't they affect eukaryotic protein synthesis?

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