Protein biosynthesis: aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and aminoacylation
Protein biosynthesis: aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and aminoacylation
Protein biosynthesis: aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and aminoacylation
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Aminoacylation reaction<br />
• there is a different AaRS for each amino acid (20<br />
in all) in most cells<br />
• recognition of amino acid <strong>and</strong> <strong>tRNA</strong> varies<br />
among AaRSs<br />
• all AaRSs catalyze the same 2-step ATPdependent<br />
reaction<br />
(1) aaRS + ATP:Mg2+ + aa ↔ aaRS:aa:AMP + PPi :Mg2+<br />
(2) aaRS:aa:AMP + <strong>tRNA</strong> ↔ aaRS + aa-<strong>tRNA</strong> + AMP