What is Puromycin?
'''Puromycin''' is an [[antibiotic]] [[protein synthesis]] [[inhibitor]]. It causes premature chain termination during [[Translation (genetics)|translation]] in the [[ribosome]]. Puromycin is used in [[cell biology]] as a selective agent in [[cell culture]] systems. It is toxic to [[prokaryotic]] and [[eukaryotic]] cells. Puromycin is an example of a eukaryotic selection compound. These are compounds which are used in biological research to select for cells/organisms that carry the appropriate resistance [[gene]] for the compound. [[Category:Antibiotics]] [[Category:Organonitrogen compounds]]