What does tetracycline target?
Whаt dοеѕ tetracycline target? I know іt іѕ аn antibiotic, bυt fοr a lab I hаνе tο dο I need tο know specifically whаt іt targets іn thе bacteria аnd іf іt іѕ effective against gram negative οr gram positive bacteria. Alѕο, whаt іѕ іt used fοr? Thanks
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What does tetracycline target?
Bacterial Ribosomes. It binds to them and inhibits protein synthesis.
if it is effective against gram negative or gram positive bacteria
Both: Broad spectrum.
Also, what is it used for?
To treat people with bacterial infection. To select transformed bacteria in a molecular biology lab.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetracycline_antibiotics
it works against both gram pos and gram neg bacteria
a great general purpose antibiotic..good with acne tx and res tract infections
It inhibits a ribosomal subunit, I can’t remember which but probably the 16S of the 30S. It does this by binding the aminoacyl-tRNAs. I think it would be effective against both gram + and gram -.
Mainly three-wheelers, although I know a man whose walking stick was attacked by it.
well it is a broad spectrum antibiotic.it inhabit protein synthesis by binding 30s ribosome of bacteria.as it is a broad spectrum antibiotic u can use for both gram positive and negative.but mostly
used for all cocci and gram positive bacilli
tetracyclines are macrolide antibiotics which target protein synthesis if i remember correctly at the level of the ribosome. active against both g + and -.
used for variety of infections of lower resp tract and rickettsiae, also against atypical pnuemonias like mycoplasma and legionella and chlamydia. also stds