Derive the amino acid sequence that is coded for by the following mRNA sequence. CAU AAA ACG GUG UUA AUA Analysis Use Table 17.3 to identify the codons that correspond to each amino acid. Codons correspond to a peptide written from the N-terminal to C-terminal end. Table 17.3 The Genetic Code—Triplets in Messenger RNA Third Base (3' end) Second Base First Base (5' end) G A C U U Cys UGU Tyr UAU Ser UCU Phe UUU U C Cys UGC Tyr UAC Ser UCC Phe UUC A Stop UGA Stop UAA Ser UCA Leu UUA G Trp UGG Stop UAG Ser UCG Leu UUG U Arg CGU His CAU Pro CCU Leu CUU C C Arg CGC His CAC Pro CCC Leu CUC A Arg CGA Gln CAA Pro CCA Leu CUA G Arg CGG Gln CAG Pro CCG Leu CUG U Ser AGU Asn AAU Thr ACU Ile AUU A C Ser AGC Asn AAC Thr ACC Ile AUC A Arg AGA Lys AAA Thr ACA Ile AUA G Arg AGG Lys AAG Thr ACG Met AUG U Gly GGU Asp GAU Ala GCU Val GUU G C Gly GGC Asp GAC Ala GCC Val GUC A Gly GGA Glu GAA Ala GCA Val GUA G Gly GGG Glu GAG Ala CGG Val GUG

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Principles of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry [EXP-50614]

Derive the amino acid sequence that is coded for by the following mRNA sequence.

CAU AAA ACG GUG UUA AUA

Analysis
Use Table 17.3 to identify the codons that correspond to each amino acid. Codons correspond to a peptide written from the N-terminal to C-terminal end.

Table 17.3 The Genetic Code—Triplets in Messenger RNA

Third Base (3′ end)	Second Base								First Base (5′ end)
		G		A		C		U
U	Cys	UGU	Tyr	UAU	Ser	UCU	Phe	UUU	U
C	Cys	UGC	Tyr	UAC	Ser	UCC	Phe	UUC
A	Stop	UGA	Stop	UAA	Ser	UCA	Leu	UUA
G	Trp	UGG	Stop	UAG	Ser	UCG	Leu	UUG
U	Arg	CGU	His	CAU	Pro	CCU	Leu	CUU	C
C	Arg	CGC	His	CAC	Pro	CCC	Leu	CUC
A	Arg	CGA	Gln	CAA	Pro	CCA	Leu	CUA
G	Arg	CGG	Gln	CAG	Pro	CCG	Leu	CUG
U	Ser	AGU	Asn	AAU	Thr	ACU	Ile	AUU	A
C	Ser	AGC	Asn	AAC	Thr	ACC	Ile	AUC
A	Arg	AGA	Lys	AAA	Thr	ACA	Ile	AUA
G	Arg	AGG	Lys	AAG	Thr	ACG	Met	AUG
U	Gly	GGU	Asp	GAU	Ala	GCU	Val	GUU	G
C	Gly	GGC	Asp	GAC	Ala	GCC	Val	GUC
A	Gly	GGA	Glu	GAA	Ala	GCA	Val	GUA
G	Gly	GGG	Glu	GAG	Ala	CGG	Val	GUG

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