Phenomena and Processes

Aminoacylation

A reaction that introduces an aminoacyl group to a molecule. TRANSFER RNA AMINOACYLATION is the first step in GENETIC TRANSLATION.

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Abstract

A reaction that introduces an aminoacyl group to a molecule. TRANSFER RNA AMINOACYLATION is the first step in GENETIC TRANSLATION.

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  • Amino Acylation
  • Acylation, Amino
  • Acylations, Amino
  • Amino Acylations
  • Aminoacylations
  • Activation of Amino Acids
  • Acids Activation, Amino
  • Acids Activations, Amino
  • Amino Acids Activation
  • Amino Acids Activations

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

not for activation of enzymes, receptors, cells, etc. by amino acids: index ENZYME ACTIVATION or specific term with /metab

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History Note

2005

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  1. G02.111.012w.055w
  2. G02.111.660.050w
  3. G02.607.063w.526w
  4. G03w.040w.055w
  5. G03w.734.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aminoacylation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049148
  2. Aminoacylation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminoacylation
  3. Aminoacylation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4746444