Chloramphenicol Acts By

question 25

Multiple Choice

Chloramphenicol acts by:

• A) binding to the peptidase cell-wall enzyme.
• B) inhibiting peptidyl transferase activity.
• C) inhibiting protein synthesis.
• D) binding to fMET tRNA.
• E) changing the shape of the mRNA.

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Definitions:

Extinction

The process in which a conditioned response gradually diminishes and eventually disappears as the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reemergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause.

Classical Conditioning

A teaching process in which two stimuli are repetitively paired; a response first initiated by the second stimulus eventually becomes initiated by the first stimulus alone.

Tone

In linguistics, the quality of a sound, especially in speech, that expresses a particular meaning or emotion; in music, the specific quality or pitch of a sound.