Inhibitors of bacterial translation, such as chloramphenicol and erythromycin, generally
A)are inhibitors of eukaryotic cytoplasmic protein synthesis.
B)are inhibitors of mitochondrial protein synthesis.
C)have no effect on mitochondrial protein synthesis.
D)are inhibitors of eukaryotic cytoplasmic protein synthesis and have no effect on mitochondrial protein synthesis.

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Chloramphenicol and erythromycin specifically target the bacterial ribosome and inhibit bacterial protein synthesis. They have no effect on eukaryotic cytoplasmic protein synthesis but can also inhibit mitochondrial protein synthesis as bacterial and mitochondrial ribosomes are structurally similar.

Inhibitors of Bacterial Translation, Such as Chloramphenicol and Erythromycin, Generally