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GO: Biological Process

mitochondrial leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation

Term ID
GO:0070153
Synonyms
Definition
The process of coupling leucine to leucyl-tRNA in a mitochondrion, catalyzed by leucyl-tRNA synthetase. In tRNA aminoacylation, the amino acid is first activated by linkage to AMP and then transferred to either the 2'- or the 3'-hydroxyl group of the 3'-adenosine residue of the tRNA.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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