Chapter 18, Problem 58SA

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The functional properties of a riboswitch specific for the amino acid lysine.

Introduction:

A riboswitch is a metabolite-sensing domain of a messenger RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule that controls the transport and synthesis of certain molecules. It is mostly found in bacteria and it inhibits the transcription and translation process. Some other riboswitches are for amino acid lysine, cobalamine, snd purines.