NIH MeSH · D049148Phenomena and Processes

Aminoacylation

Also known asAminoacylations · Amino Acylation · Acylation, Amino · Acylations, Amino · Amino Acylations · Activation of Amino Acids · Acids Activation, Amino · Acids Activations, Amino · Amino Acids Activation · Amino Acids Activations

Definition

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

MeSH classification

  • G02.111.012.055
  • G02.111.660.050
  • G02.607.063.526
  • G03.040.055
  • G03.734.050

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Related concepts

Acetylation

Formation of an acetyl derivative. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Acylation

The addition of an organic acid radical into a molecule.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D049148) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗