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Aminoacylation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A reaction that introduces an aminoacyl group to a molecule. TRANSFER RNA AMINOACYLATION is the first step in GENETIC TRANSLATION. A reaction that produces an "activated" amino acid derivative, such as amino acyl adenylate, or amino acylphosphorylate and provides energy for the amino acid to be incorporated into a peptide, protein, or other macromolecule.

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Synonym(s)

  • Amino Acylation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WK669LD1-L

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