Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 15, Problem 17RQ
In any given species, there are at least how many types of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases?
- 20
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- 200
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Which of the following cannot be said regarding aminoacyl tRNA synthetase?
It is essential for the correct reading of codons.
A single tRNA synthetase can attach different amino acids to their corresponding tRNA.
It is first activated when it catalyzes a reaction between ATP and an amino acid to form an aminoacyladenylic acid (amino acyl-AMP).
It is responsible for the attachment of the correct amino acid to the correct tRNA.
There is a different tRNA synthetase for each amino acid that will be attached to a tRNA.
The charging of a tRNA with an amino acid can be represented by the following equation:amino acid + tRNA + ATP → aminoacyl-tRNA + AMP + PPI where PPI is pyrophosphate (see figure 3–40). in the aminoacyl-tRNA, the amino acid and tRNA are linked with a high-energy covalent bond; a large portion of the energy derived from the hydrolysis of ATP is thus stored in this bond and is available to drive peptide bond formation at the later stages of protein synthesis. the free-energy change of the charging reaction shown in the equation is close to zero and therefore would not be expected to favor attachment of the amino acid to tRNA. Can you suggest a further step that could drive the reaction to completion?
What is the role of ATP(CTP): tRNA nucleotidyletransferase?
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