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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  5. amino acids
  6. aminoacyl transfer RNA
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  5. amino acids
  6. aminoacyl transfer RNA
  1. Fields of Study
  2. molecular genetics
  3. nucleic acids
  4. RNA
  5. transfer RNA
  6. aminoacyl transfer RNA
  1. Fields of Study
  2. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  3. nucleic acids
  4. RNA
  5. transfer RNA
  6. aminoacyl transfer RNA
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  3. nucleic acids
  4. RNA
  5. transfer RNA
  6. aminoacyl transfer RNA

Preferred term

aminoacyl transfer RNA

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Intermediates in protein biosynthesis. The compounds are formed from amino acids, ATP and transfer RNA, a reaction catalyzed by aminoacyl tRNA synthetase. They are key compounds in the genetic translation process.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • amino acyl tRNA
  • aminoacyl tRNA

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/274638

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