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Peptide Chain Elongation: GTP Cleavage catalysed by Factors binding Aminoacyl-Transfer RNA to the Ribosome

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At least two molecules of GTP may be hydrolysed during the addition of an amino-acid to a growing peptide chain.

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ONO, Y., SKOULTCHI, A., WATERSON, J. et al. Peptide Chain Elongation: GTP Cleavage catalysed by Factors binding Aminoacyl-Transfer RNA to the Ribosome. Nature 222, 645–648 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222645a0

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