Ricin and modeccin do not inhibit the elongation factor 1-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to ribosomes

Biochem J. 1979 Jan 15;178(1):233-6. doi: 10.1042/bj1780233.

Abstract

Ricin and modeccin do not affect the total number of ribosomes to which phenylalanyl-tRNA becomes bound in the EF 1-dependent reaction. Previous inconsistencies resulted from the use of the nitrocellulose-filter technique, which overestimates the number of control ribosomes engaged in the binding reaction if trace amounts of EF 2 contaminate the ribosomal preparations.

MeSH terms

  • Lectins / pharmacology*
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / metabolism*
  • Phenylalanine
  • RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / metabolism*
  • Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2
  • Ribosomes / drug effects
  • Ribosomes / metabolism*
  • Ricin / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Lectins
  • Peptide Elongation Factors
  • RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
  • Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 2
  • Phenylalanine
  • modeccin
  • Ricin