JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2011

  • question_answer
    A potent inhibitor of protein synthesis that acts as an analogue of aminoacyl tRNA is

    A)  rifampicin       

    B)  puromycin

    C)  mitomyocin      

    D)  streptomycin

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Puromycin is a structural analogue of the aminoacyi end of the tRNA. It irreversibly reacts with the peptidyl tRNA, thereby terminating protein synthesis.


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