Anticodon

Anticodons are part of the translation process of protein synthesis. Anticodons on the tRNA connect onto the mRNA's matching codons. All tRNAs have their own anticodon and carry amino acid. For more, see translation.

Anticodon Media

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  Secondary cloverleaf structure of a tRNA encoding for phenylalanine. 76 nt.

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  Structure of tRNASec from E. coli showing also modified bases in blue and the anticodon in red. 92 nt.

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  Tertiary structure of tRNA. CCA tail in yellow, acceptor stem in purple, variable loop in orange, D arm in red, anticodon arm in blue with anticodon in black, T arm in green.

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  3D animated GIF showing the structure of phenylalanine-tRNA from yeast (PDB ID 1ehz). White lines indicate base pairing by hydrogen bonds. In the orientation shown, the acceptor stem is on top and the anticodon on the bottom.

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  Bulge-helix-bulge motif of a tRNA intron