Term Name: tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Synonyms: tRNA charging
Definition: The synthesis of aminoacyl tRNA by the formation of an ester bond between the 3'-hydroxyl group of the most 3' adenosine of the tRNA and the alpha carboxylic acid group of an amino acid, to be used in ribosome-mediated polypeptide synthesis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006418]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: translation
is a type of: tRNA aminoacylation
has subtype: alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation arginyl-tRNA aminoacylation asparaginyl-tRNA aminoacylation aspartyl-tRNA aminoacylation cysteinyl-tRNA aminoacylation glutaminyl-tRNA aminoacylation glutamyl-tRNA aminoacylation glycyl-tRNA aminoacylation histidyl-tRNA aminoacylation isoleucyl-tRNA aminoacylation leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation lysyl-tRNA aminoacylation methionyl-tRNA aminoacylation phenylalanyl-tRNA aminoacylation prolyl-tRNA aminoacylation seryl-tRNA aminoacylation threonyl-tRNA aminoacylation tRNA aminoacylation for mitochondrial protein translation tryptophanyl-tRNA aminoacylation tyrosyl-tRNA aminoacylation valyl-tRNA aminoacylation