Student Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
1968
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
RU Laboratory
Lipmann Laboratory
Abstract
Amino acids are activated as aminoacyladenylates which remain bound to the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that catalyze their formation. The activated amino acids are then esterified to specific transfer RNA molecules. By this reaction sequence, the specificity and energetics necessary for polypeptide synthesis are conferred upon the amino acids. The first method of determining acyl group activation was the hydroxamate assay. The activated amino acids can be trapped as the stable amino acid hydroxamates by carrying out the activation reactions in high concentrations of hydroxylamine.
Recommended Citation
Hirsch, David Ian, "The Hydroxamate Reaction of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases" (1968). Student Theses and Dissertations. 566.
https://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/student_theses_and_dissertations/566
Comments
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of The Rockefeller University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy