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Q. Which of the given option is the protein synthesis inhibitor which acts as analog of tRNA is Puromycin Nifamycin Streptomycin Tetracycline

Q. Which of the given option is  the protein synthesis inhibitor which acts as analog of tRNA is
  1. Puromycin
  2. Nifamycin
  3. Streptomycin
  4. Tetracycline

Grade:12th pass

1 Answers

Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student,
Please find answer to your question below:

Correct answer is 1. Puromycin
Puromycin is a structural analogue of aminoacyl an of tRNA. Its reaction with peptidyl tRNA is irreversible and terminates protein synthesis

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