Number of cognate tRNA species
| Value | 41 tRNA species |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Solomovici J, Lesnik T, Reiss C. Does Escherichia coli optimize the economics of the translation process? J Theor Biol. 1997 Apr 21 185(4):511-21. p.512 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID9156078 |
| Comments | The genetic code is degenerate, as 61 codons encode 20 amino acids, transferred in E. coli by 41 cognate tRNA species. Among the latter, most can match two or even three different codons. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107343 |