Sulfur normally exists as an eight-atom molecule, S8, while phosphorus exists as a four-atom molecule, P4

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When inosine (I) is the first (wobble) nucleotide of an anticodon, three different codons can be recognized—the maximum number for any tRNA.

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A minimum of 32 tRNAs are required to translate all 61 codons (31 to encode the amino acids and 1 for initiation).

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Rate of protein synthesis slows down when all three bases of a codon engaged in strong Watson-Crick pairing with the three bases of the anticodon.

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Normally there are 20 AATS exclusively specific for specific amino acid.

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There are two class of AATS.
1.Class I – that transfer amino acid at 2’ OH and then 3’ OH &
2. Class II – that directly transfer the amino acid to 3’ OH

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Class I AATS are generally monomer and rarely dimer.