The inhibition of bacterial RNA synthesis by the rifamycin antibiotics.

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Bacillus subtilis/drug effects,metabolism Cell-Free System Depression, Chemical Drug Resistance, Microbial Escherichia coli/enzymology Genetics, Microbial Lysine Mutation Peptide Biosynthesis Phenylalanine RNA Nucleotidyltransferases RNA, Bacterial/biosynthesis Rifampin/pharmacology

Anti-Bacterial Agents RNA, Bacterial Phenylalanine RNA Nucleotidyltransferases Lysine Rifampin