Term Name: amino acid activation
Synonyms:
Definition: The modification of an amino acid to an active form, for incorporation into a peptide, protein or other macromolecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043038]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: amino acid activation for nonribosomal peptide biosynthetic process tRNA aminoacylation