Aminoasil-tRNA

Also known as α-aminoacyl-tRNA

thumb|An aminoacyl-tRNA, with the tRNA above the arrow and a generic amino acid below the arrow. Most of the tRNA structure is shown as a simplified, colorful ball-and-stick model; the terminal adenosine and the amino acid are shown as [[structural formulas. The arrow indicates the ester linkage between the amino acid and tRNA.]]