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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

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