In working with a potentially new antibiotic, you are attempting to determine where in prokaryotic translation this antibiotic has its effect. You have determined thus far that it interacts with a translational factor, but need to identify which one. If this antibiotic interfered with elongation, which of the following factors could be a potential site of action?
A)IF- 3 interaction with an aminoacyl tRNA
B)EF- Tu interaction with an aminoacyl tRNA
C)EF- Tu placement of N- formyl met onto the ribosome
D)EF- Ts translocation of tRNAs from the A site to the P site
E)all of the above

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EF-Tu is a translational factor involved in the elongation phase of prokaryotic translation, where it facilitates the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A site of the ribosome.

In Working with a Potentially New Antibiotic, You Are Attempting