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| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:33699 |
| ChEBI Name | messenger RNA |
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| Definition | An RNA molecule that transfers the coding information for protein synthesis from the chromosomes to the ribosomes mRNA is formed from a DNA template by transcription. It may be a copy of a single gene or of several adjacent genes (polycistronic mRNA). On the ribosome, the sequence is converted into the programmed amino acid sequence through translation. |
| Last Modified | 17 February 2022 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699) is a ribonucleic acid (CHEBI:33697) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| m7G(5')pppAm (CHEBI:17851) is a messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699) |
| m7G(5')pppm6Am (CHEBI:17894) is a messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| messenger RNA |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| mRNA | IUPAC |
| template RNA | ChEBI |
| UniProt Name | Source |
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| mRNA | UniProt |