| Literature DB >> 15561874 |
Jill Thompson1, Catherine A Pratt, Albert E Dahlberg.
Abstract
The effect of a number of antibiotics on stop codon readthrough during protein synthesis in Escherichia coli was examined. Inhibitors which bind close to the entrance of the peptide exit tunnel on the 50S ribosomal subunit promote substantial levels of readthrough, presumably by disrupting the mechanism of peptide release.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15561874 PMCID: PMC529241 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.12.4889-4891.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191