Translation and Regulation - Medical Science

Q1:

What is the action of tetracycline in prokaryotes?

A It blocks translocation reaction on ribosomes

B It blocks peptidyl transferase reaction on ribosomes

C It blocks the binding of amino-acyl tRNA to the A site of ribosomes

D Not known with certainity

ANS:C - It blocks the binding of amino-acyl tRNA to the A site of ribosomes

Then what about Puromycin?