Answer
Tobramycin kills bacteria by entering cells through active transport and acting primarily on the 30S ribosomal subunit, disrupting protein synthesis and causing misreading of messenger RNA so that incorrect amino acids are incorporated.
Sources for this answer
- Tobramycin 40mg/ml InjectionHospira UK Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 16Document updated
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