Structural insights into the functions of the large ribosomal subunit, a major antibiotic target

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Steitz, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Protein synthesis; Ribosome structure; Ribozyme; RNA

Indexed keywords

A 2099; ANISOMYCIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BLASTICIDIN S; CARBOMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; G 2099; PUROMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA; SPARSOMYCIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG TARGETING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, LARGE; RIBOSOMES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 44349132844     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.57.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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