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Explain how antibiotics have been used to elucidate the mechanism of translation and their clinical applications.

10 Feb 2026
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Word Count : 237
Antibiotics have played a crucial role in understanding the mechanism of translation by selectively targeting different stages of protein synthesis in cells. Many antibiotics act specifically on bacterial ribosomes, which differ structurally from eukaryotic ribosomes, allowing researchers to study translation without affecting eukaryotic systems. For example, streptomycin binds to the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, causing misreading of mRNA and inhibiting the initiation of translation. By observing the
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