David Bienvenue, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Scientist
VLST Corporation
Seattle, WA 98109
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Today's Topics:
1. protein biosynthesis (gord)
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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:27:49 -0400
From: "gord" <gaye...@cogeco.ca>
Subject: [Protein-analysis] protein biosynthesis
To: prot...@net.bio.net
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Hello All
I would like to know to which end of the elongating protein chain,
during biosysnthesis, is the next amino acid attached. Amino or carboxyl.
Thank you.
Gord
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Gord
"David Bienvenue" <DBien...@vlstcorp.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.836.125114...@net.bio.net...
> Protein biosynthesis starts at the N-terminus.
However, this means that each new amino acid is attached to the
C-terminus of the growing peptide.
--
Kaj
And note that above is true only for biological protein synthesis,
chemists do it the other way round (Merrifield peptide synthesis). In case
of daubt, it is worthwhile to write peptides like NH2-XXXXX-COOH (I have
been burned!)
So is it safe to assume that that it is the N-Terminal amino-acids that
are first released into the cytosol?
Thanks !
On 8/24/2009 10:36 AM, David Bienvenue wrote:
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> Protein biosynthesis starts at the N-terminus.
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> David Bienvenue, Ph.D.
> Senior Principal Scientist
> VLST Corporation
> Seattle, WA 98109
>