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Synthesis by Ribosomes of Viral Coat Protein containing Ester Linkages

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Peptidyl transferase, the ribosomal enzyme which synthesizes peptide bonds, can catalyse the formation of ester linkages between α-hydroxyacyl-tRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA when ribosomes carry out a specific translation of phage R17 RNA in vitro.

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FAHNESTOCK, S., RICH, A. Synthesis by Ribosomes of Viral Coat Protein containing Ester Linkages. Nature New Biology 229, 8–10 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio229008a0

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