Erythromycin

Erythromycin

A) is specific for bacteria because it binds preferentially to the 50S ribosomal subunit, which is prokaryote-specific
B) is specific for bacteria because it binds preferentially to the 40S ribosomal subunit, which is prokaryote-specific
C) causes early termination of bacterial protein translation because it is an analog of release factor 3
D) causes early termination of bacterial protein translation because it is an analog of EF-Tu and translocation ceases
E) is not naturally-occurring

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