The structural basis for the action of the antibiotics tetracycline, pactamycin, and hygromycin B on the 30S ribosomal subunit.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We have used the recently determined atomic structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit to determine the structures of its complexes with the antibiotics tetracycline, pactamycin, and hygromycin B. The antibiotics bind to discrete sites on the 30S subunit in a manner consistent with much but not all biochemical data. For each of these antibiotics, interactions with the 30S subunit suggest a mechanism for its effects on ribosome function.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Hygromycin B
- Pactamycin
- Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
- Ribosomes
- Tetracycline