The interaction of antibiotics with the large ribosomal subunit from Haloarcula Marismortui

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Other Authors: Moore, Peter, 1939- (Speaker)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2008.
Series:Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Mechanisms of ribosome function : insights into protein synthesis.
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Online Access:https://hstalks.com/bs/811/
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction to a paradox: how can a universally conserved cellular component be a target for pharmacologically useful antibiotics?
  • Introduction to ribosome structure
  • Antibiotic binding sites cluster in the ribosome
  • The source of the species specificity of antibiotics that interact with the A-site cleft
  • How macrolides interact with the ribosome
  • The structural consequences of mutations that make ribosomes resistant to macrolides
  • The toxicity of macrolides is not well understood
  • 13-deoxytedanolide, a novel macrolide with novel species specificity that binds to a novel site in the ribosome.