▁a ▁secondary ▁binding ▁site ▁at ▁hel ix ▁ 6 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 S ▁r R NA , ▁which ▁interact s ▁with ▁hel ix ▁ 4 4 ▁and ▁prote ins ▁that ▁recognize ▁stop ▁cod ons . ▁At ▁this ▁secondary ▁site , ▁gent am ic in ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁pre clude ▁interactions ▁of ▁the ▁rib os ome ▁with ▁rib os ome ▁rec y cling ▁factors , ▁causing ▁the ▁two ▁sub un its ▁of ▁the ▁rib os ome ▁to ▁stay ▁complex ed ▁even ▁after ▁translation ▁comple tes . ▁This ▁creates ▁a ▁pool ▁of ▁in active ▁rib os om es ▁that ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁re - int iate ▁and ▁translate ▁new ▁prote ins . ▁ ▁Com ponents ▁Gent am ic in ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁related ▁gent am ic in ▁components ▁and ▁fra ctions ▁which ▁have ▁varying ▁degrees ▁of ▁ant im icro b ial ▁pot ency . ▁The ▁main ▁components ▁of ▁gent am ic in ▁include ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁gent am ic in ▁C ▁complex : ▁gent am ic in ▁C 1 , ▁gent am ic in ▁C 1 a , ▁and ▁gent am ic in ▁C 2 ▁which ▁compose ▁approximately ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁gent am ic in ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁highest ▁ant ib acter ial ▁activity . ▁Gent am ic in ▁A , ▁B , ▁X , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁others ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁gent am ic in ▁and ▁have ▁lower ▁ant ib i otic ▁activity ▁than ▁the ▁gent