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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 29e
Chapter 37. Protein Synthesis & the Genetic Code
Sections: Objectives, Biomedical Importance, Genetic Information Flows from DNA to RNA to Protein, The Nucleotide Sequence of an mRNA Molecule Contains a Series of Codons that Specify the Amino Acid Sequence of the Encoded Protein, The Genetic Code Is Degenerate, Unambiguous, Nonoverlapping, Without Punctuation, & Universal, At Least One Species of Transfer RNA (tRNA) Exists for Each of the 20 Amino Acids, Mutations Result When Changes Occur in the Nucleotide Sequence, Like Transcription, Protein Synthesis Can Be Described in Three Phases: Initiation, Elongation, & Termination, Posttranslational Processing Affects the Activity of Many Proteins, Many Antibiotics Work by Selectively Inhibiting Protein Synthesis in Bacteria, Summary, References.
Topics Discussed: amino acids; genetic code; protein biosynthesis; protein synthesis and the genetic code.
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