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aminoacylation |
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aminoacylation a two stage process whereby amino acids are 'activated' in order to be incorporated into proteins; energy in the form of ATP is required and one of a family of 20 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, one specific for each amino acid, links the carboxyl group of the amino acid to either the 2′- or 3′-hydroxyl group of the ribose unit at the 3′-end of tRNA. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A tRNA aminoacylation system
for non-natural amino acids based on a programmable ribozyme. |
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