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The site of action of oxazolidinone antibiotics in living bacteria and in human mitochondria.
Molecular cell - 11 May 2007
Leach Karen L, Swaney Steven M, Colca Jerry R, McDonald William G, Blinn James R, Thomasco Lisa M, Gadwood Robert C, Shinabarger Dean, Xiong Liqun, Mankin Alexander S
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The oxazolidinones are one of the newest classes of antibiotics. They inhibit bacterial growth by interfering with protein synthesis. The mechanism of oxazolidinone action and the precise location of the drug binding site in the ribosome are unknown. We used a panel of photoreactive derivatives t...
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