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Protein Synthesis Inhibitors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Compounds which inhibit the synthesis of proteins. They are usually ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS or toxins. Mechanism of the action of inhibition includes the interruption of peptide-chain elongation, the blocking the A site of ribosomes, the misreading of the genetic code or the prevention of the attachment of oligosaccharide side chains to glycoproteins.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Protein Synthesis Antagonist
  • Protein Synthesis Antagonists
  • Protein Synthesis Inhibitor

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