Class 12 NEET Biology Molecular Basis of Inheritance Questions Part 1

Neomycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic which was first isolated from a strain of Streptomyces feadiae. It is effective against Gram positive as well as Gram negative bacteria. Its mechanism of action is by selective inhibition of protein synthesis on the 70S (prokaryotic) ribosome by inhibiting the interaction of mRNA and tRNA during translation process.