LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Tetracycline: Tetracyclines
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Tetracycline inhibits cell growth by inhibiting translation. It binds to the 16S part of the 30S ribosomal subunit and prevents the amino-acyl tRNA from binding to the A site of the ribosome. The binding is reversible in nature.
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Resistance to one tetracycline usually implies resistance to the others, although some research studies have observed differences in MICs for various tetracycline derivative - isolate pairs. These differences are not large and are not uniform throughout the country.
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Tetracyclines