GPAT & Pharma Exams One Shot Series -Chemotherapy Part IV

Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 3m • 471 views

Protein Synthesis Inhibitors that Target the Ribosome - The tetracyclines are a series of derivatives of a basic four-ring structure . Chloramphenicol, an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces venezuelae, was introduced into clinical practice in 1948. The macrolides are a group of closely related compounds characterized by a macrocyclic lactone ring (usually containing 14 or 16 atoms) to which deoxy sugars are attached.