Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

**Definition:** Compounds which inhibit the synthesis of proteins. They are usually ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS or toxins. Mechanism of the action of inhibition includes the interruption of peptide-chain elongation, the blocking the A site of ribosomes, the misreading of the genetic code or the prevention of the attachment of oligosaccharide side chains to glycoproteins.

**Tree numbers:** - D27.505.519.389.760

**Synonyms:** - Protein Synthesis Inhibitor - Protein Synthesis Antagonist - Protein Synthesis Antagonists