Term Name: triplet codon-amino acid adaptor activity
Synonyms: transfer RNA, tRNA
Definition: The codon binding activity of a tRNA that positions an activated amino acid, mediating its insertion at the correct point in the sequence of a nascent polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0030533]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: translation
is a type of: molecular adaptor activity mRNA binding
has subtype: AAA codon-amino acid adaptor activity AAC codon-amino acid adaptor activity AAG codon-amino acid adaptor activity AAU codon-amino acid adaptor activity ACA codon-amino acid adaptor activity ACC codon-amino acid adaptor activity ACG codon-amino acid adaptor activity ACU codon-amino acid adaptor activity AGA codon-amino acid adaptor activity AGC codon-amino acid adaptor activity AGG codon-amino acid adaptor activity AGU codon-amino acid adaptor activity AUA codon-amino acid adaptor activity AUC codon-amino acid adaptor activity AUG codon-amino acid adaptor activity AUU codon-amino acid adaptor activity CAA codon-amino acid adaptor activity CAC codon-amino acid adaptor activity CAG codon-amino acid adaptor activity CAU codon-amino acid adaptor activity CCA codon-amino acid adaptor activity CCC codon-amino acid adaptor activity CCG codon-amino acid adaptor activity CCU codon-amino acid adaptor activity CGA codon-amino acid adaptor activity CGC codon-amino acid adaptor activity CGG codon-amino acid adaptor activity CGU codon-amino acid adaptor activity CUA codon-amino acid adaptor activity CUC codon-amino acid adaptor activity CUG codon-amino acid adaptor activity CUU codon-amino acid adaptor activity GAA codon-amino acid adaptor activity GAC codon-amino acid adaptor activity GAG codon-amino acid adaptor activity GAU codon-amino acid adaptor activity GCA codon-amino acid adaptor activity GCC codon-amino acid adaptor activity GCG codon-amino acid adaptor activity GCU codon-amino acid adaptor activity GGA codon-amino acid adaptor activity GGC codon-amino acid adaptor activity GGG codon-amino acid adaptor activity GGU codon-amino acid adaptor activity GUA codon-amino acid adaptor activity GUC codon-amino acid adaptor activity GUG codon-amino acid adaptor activity GUU codon-amino acid adaptor activity UAA codon-amino acid adaptor activity UAC codon-amino acid adaptor activity UAG codon-amino acid adaptor activity UAU codon-amino acid adaptor activity UCA codon-amino acid adaptor activity UCC codon-amino acid adaptor activity UCG codon-amino acid adaptor activity UCU codon-amino acid adaptor activity UGA codon-amino acid adaptor activity UGC codon-amino acid adaptor activity UGG codon-amino acid adaptor activity UGU codon-amino acid adaptor activity UUA codon-amino acid adaptor activity UUC codon-amino acid adaptor activity UUG codon-amino acid adaptor activity UUU codon-amino acid adaptor activity