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Generally not: antibiotics are essentially antibacterials, that is drugs counteracting bacterial infections like pneumonia, salmonella and the like.
The specific mechanism of working of antibiotics depends on the specific drug under examination.
Penicillin and its derivatives are bacterial killers: they enters into the bacteria membrane and inhibit basic bacteria life processes. A few of these processes are also related to bacteria proteins syntheses and, under this point of view, these class of antibiotics are also protein synthesis inhibitors. The important think to remember is that they inhibit, among other effects, the synthesis of bacterial proteins, not of the host (generally a human) protein syntheses.
Other antibiotics inhibits bacteria multiplication by thwarting bacteria DNA splitting and replication.
Also in this case, since many proteins are involved in the DNA replication process, bacteria proteins are involved, but the main antibiotics effect is to inhibit DNA replication.
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How can mutations affect protein synthesis?
it can cause cancer
Where does the protein synthesis take place?
On the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of the cellRibosomes
Where in a cell does protein synthesis take place?
In cells protein is made when the cells mate and then the synthesis takes place. It takes place in the mitochondria.
How does the protein content in flour affect its baking qualities?
how does the protein content of flour affect its baking qualities
Where does ribosome synthesis take place?
Ribosomal-based protein synthesis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell. Peptides are synthesized by the ribosomes, typically on the rough ER of the cell.
Why do protein synthesis inhibitor a.k.a antibiotics affect bacteria only but not human cells?
most of the antibiotics kill or inactivate bacteria by inhibitting the protein synthesis... protein synthesis consists of 'transcription' and 'translation'.. the translation process requiers mRNA and ribosomes.Human(eukaryotic) ribosome is different from bacterial(prokaryotic) ribosome... Antibiotics inhibit the protein synthesis by altering the ribosomal constitution.Since human ribosomes are different from bacterial ribosome,the substances which are harmful to bacterial ribosome doesn't harm human ribosomes.. Thus human cells are immune to antibiotics..
How can mutations affect protein synthesis?
it can cause cancer
How can mutation affect protein synthesis in cell?
Mutations can make the protein synthesise incorrectly making diseases or weak parts in your body. Mutations can affect protein synthesis in cells by affecting the protein, messing up the whole DNA sequence and making the organism different from other average organisms.
Why can't viruses be treated with antibioticts?
Antibiotics work in ways that would not effect a virus. For example some antibiotics work on the cell wall of the organism. Others block protein synthesis by binding ribosomes. Viruses are merely nucleic acid (RNA and or DNA) and protein. That means antibiotics are ineffective on viruses.
Inhibitor of protein synthesis?
In prokaryotes tetracycline, chloremphenicol can inhibit protein synthesis. Puromycin is an antibiotic that inhibit both prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein synthesis. Each antibiotics has specific mode of action where it inhibits by binding, for example Chloremphenicol block the peptidyl transfer step.
How can mutations affect protein synthesis in cells What is the result?
Mutations can be a source of genetic
Why do the body need protein synthesis while the body is also synthesis protein?
why does the body need protein synthesis while the also synthesis protein?
What is the product of protein synthesis?
A protein. That's what protein synthesis means.
What process cause the misreading of of bacteria mRNA and the breakup of polysomes?
Aminoglycosides. They're antibiotics, or more specifically protein synthesis inhibitors
What is the sight for protein synthesis?
Ribosomes are site of protein synthesis .
Is protein synthesis is a catabolic reaction?
No, protein synthesis is endergonic.
What is the role of rRNA the protein synthesis?
it hold the protein synthesis in the ribosomes
