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Activation Site Definition:

  • Site on an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase that activates the amino acid, forming an aminoacyl adenylate..

    Molecular Biology by Robert F. Weaver



Activation Site Notes:

Activation Site is the specific site on an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, which activates the amino Acid, resulting in the formation of an aminoacyl adenylate. They aminoacyl-tRNA, also called activating enzymes, catalyze the activation reaction. The first step involves the formation aminoacyl adenylate, from ATP and an amino acid. This activated species is also called an Aminoacyl -AMP.

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