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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 523

Q523

Antibiotic that cause mis-incorporation of amino acids in protein synthesis is

A.
Vanomycin
B.
Ampicillin
C.
Puromycin
Answer
D.
Streptomycin

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
An antibiotic that causes the misincorporation of amino acids in protein synthesis is Puromycin.
Puromycin is a naturally occurring aminonucleoside antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis by ribosome-catalyzed incorporation into the C-terminus of elongating nascent chains, blocking further extension and resulting in premature termination of translation.