50S
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50S is the larger subunit of the 70S ribosome of prokaryotes.
It is the site of inhibition for antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and clindamycin.
It includes the subunits 5S and 23S.
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- ^ Ban N, Nissen P, Hansen J, Moore P, Steitz T (2000). "The complete atomic structure of the large ribosomal subunit at 2.4 A resolution". Science 289 (5481): 905-20. PMID 10937989.