Question

What is aminoacylation? State its significance.

Answer 1

$\huge\mathtt\red{ꪖꪀs᭙ᴇʀ}$

ᴀᴍɪɴᴏᴀᴄʏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀɴᴀ ᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀʀɢɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʀɴᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪɴᴋᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɢɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʀɴᴀ.

ɪғ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʀɴᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴘᴛɪᴅᴇ ʙᴏɴᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴇʀɢᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ.

$\huge\mathtt\red{ᴛʜᴇᴍøøɴᘜɪʀꪶ}$

Answer 2

Aminoacylation is the process in which amino acids are activated in the presence of ATP and are linked to their corresponding tRNA.