NEET Biology question

BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET

Some of the inhibitors of bacterial protein synthesis and their effects are listed in Column I and Column II below. Match them and choose the correct option from the answer key.

| Column-I | Column-II | |---|---| | (A) Chloramphenicol | (1) Inhibits binding of aminoacyl tRNA to ribosome | | (B) Erythromycin | (2) Inhibits interaction between tRNA and mRNA | | (C) Neomycin | (3) Inhibits initiation of translation | | (D) Streptomycin | (4) Inhibits peptidyl transferase activity | | (E) Tetracycline | (5) Inhibits translocation of mRNA along ribosomes |

Answer: (D)

Solution

Chloramphenicol inhibits peptidyl transferase activity (A-4), erythromycin inhibits translocation of mRNA along the ribosome (B-5), neomycin interferes with the tRNA-mRNA

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