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Peptide Chain Termination, Translational MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Peptide Chain Termination, Translational
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.660.871.720
G03.734.871.720
Unique ID
D010443
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010443
Annotation
coordinate with specific peptide; for protein biosynthesis on the ribosome only; for non-ribosomal biosynthesis use PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEIC ACID-INDEPENDENT
Scope Note
A process of GENETIC TRANSLATION whereby the terminal amino acid is added to a lengthening polypeptide. This termination process is signaled from the MESSENGER RNA, by one of three termination codons (CODON, TERMINATOR) that immediately follows the last amino acid-specifying CODON.
Entry Term(s)
Chain Termination, Peptide, Translational
Protein Biosynthesis Termination
Protein Chain Termination, Translational
Protein Translation Termination
Translation Termination, Genetic
Translation Termination, Protein
Translational Peptide Chain Termination
Translational Termination, Protein
Previous Indexing
Peptides/biosynthesis (1966-1970)
See Also
Codon, Terminator
Peptide Termination Factors
Public MeSH Note
2005; see PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION 1973-2004
History Note
2005(1971)
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/01
Peptide Chain Termination, Translational Preferred
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