(Biology, EDUQAS)
| Front | Describe how Tetracylcine works |
| Back | Broad-spectrum, bacteriostatic antibiotic that affects protein synthesis. Blocks the 2nd tRNA bind site preventing tRNA molecule’s anticodon binding to complementary codon. |
| Front | What type of enzyme is penicillin and how do you know? |
| Back | A non-competitive inhibitorIt permanently alters the function and is not complementary to the active site |
| Front | Summarise the Humoral Response |
| Back | B lymphocytes mature in the spleen/lymph nodes.Millions of specific B cells circulate in the blood stream. Foreign antigen causes a specific B lymphocyte to bind, stimulating clonal expansion.Clonal expansion forms plasma cells to secrete antibodies and Memory B Cells to allow for rapid clonal expansion in the presence of the same antigen. |