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What is aminoacylation ? State its significance.

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Amino acids are activated in the presence of ATP and linked to (cognate) t-RNA.

Carries amino acid to the site synthesis / reaches amino acids to the respective codon.

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Aminoacylation is the process of adding an activated amino acid to the acceptor arm of a transfer RNA. It is an essential step for the synthesis of protein, as it activated the amino acids (amino acid + ATP) and helps in linking them to their cognate tRNA in the presence of an enzyme aminoacyl tRNA synthetase.

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