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:

Plants

Multicellular organisms in the kingdom Plantae that typically produce their own food through photosynthesis and have cell walls made of cellulose.

Fish

Aquatic, gill-bearing organisms that lack limbs with digits, comprising a large and diverse group of vertebrates inhabiting both fresh and saltwater environments.

Birds

Warm-blooded, feathered vertebrates that lay eggs and have wings, belonging to the class Aves.

Threatened Species

A species in which the population is small enough for it to be at risk of becoming extinct throughout all or part of its range but not so small that it is in imminent danger of extinction. Compare with endangered species.