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Ch. 10 - Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs
Bauman - Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th Edition
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Capitolo 10, Problema 1

Label each of the accompanying figures to indicate the class of drug that is stopping polypeptide translation.


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a. ________________ b. _________________
block initiation. change 30S subunit.




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c. ________________ d. _________________
block ribosome attachment inhibits peptide bonding


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e. ________________ g. _________________
f. ________________ h. _________________
block ribosome movement block tRNA docking

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Step 1: Understand the mechanism of polypeptide translation and how different classes of antibiotics interfere with this process. Translation involves initiation, elongation (including tRNA docking and peptide bond formation), and termination stages.
Step 2: For figures labeled a and b, identify drugs that block initiation by altering the 30S ribosomal subunit. These are typically aminoglycosides or tetracyclines that bind to the 30S subunit and prevent the formation of the initiation complex.
Step 3: For figures c and d, focus on drugs that block ribosome attachment or inhibit peptide bond formation. These often include chloramphenicol (which inhibits peptidyl transferase activity) or macrolides (which block the exit tunnel or ribosome movement).
Step 4: For figures e, f, g, and h, determine which drugs block ribosome movement along mRNA or block tRNA docking. For example, fusidic acid blocks ribosome translocation, while tetracyclines block tRNA docking to the A site on the ribosome.
Step 5: Match each figure to the corresponding drug class based on the described mechanism: initiation block (30S subunit alteration), ribosome attachment/peptide bond inhibition, ribosome movement block, and tRNA docking block. Use knowledge of antibiotic classes and their targets on the ribosome to label each figure correctly.

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