Medical Definition of Amino acid activating enzyme
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Enzymes catalyzing the formation of a specific aminoacyl-tRNA from an amino acid and adenosine 5'-triphosphate with the concomitant formation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate and pyrophosphate.
Synonym: amino acid activating enzyme, aminoacyl-tRNA ligases.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amino Acid Activating Enzyme
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