Paromomycin, monomycin, is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to select genetically transformed plants and plant cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Paromomycin inhibits the initiation and elongation steps of protein synthesis by binding to 16S ribosomal RNA. Paramomycin binds to the A site, which causes defective polypeptide chains to be produced and leads to cell death.
General description
Chemical structure: aminoglycoside
Other Notes
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