protein synthesis

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes.

Example Sentences

Protein synthesis is extremely sensitive to disruptions such as limited amino acids, damaged mRNA, or viral infections.

Read more on Science Daily

It is a key component of protein synthesis and is abundant in protein-rich foods like meat, dairy products, and legumes such as beans and lentils.

Read more on Science Daily

Five hours later, the researchers took another muscle biopsy to measure how the meal and exercise together affected protein synthesis.

Read more on Science Daily

But the march towards reality began thirty years ago, when chemistry researcher and chemical protein synthesis pioneer Stephen Kent, now retired from the University of Chicago, published a seminal paper describing his synthesis of a mirror version of an HIV protease.

Read more on Salon

Understanding these fundamental processes holds great potential for developing new antibiotics that target these specific pathways in bacterial protein synthesis, according to the researchers.

Read more on Science Daily