Which one of the following is a tyrosine tRNA analogue that causes premature chain termination?
Correct Answer: Puromycin
Description: Puromycin Structural analogue of tyrosinyl tRNA. Incorporated into nascent protein chains by a nonhydrolyzable peptide bond. Growing of the peptide bond is inhibited. Inhibits protein synthesis in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes Causes premature chain termination
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