EC |
6.1.1.16 |
Accepted name: |
cysteine—tRNA ligase |
Reaction: |
ATP + L-cysteine + tRNACys = AMP + diphosphate + L-cysteinyl-tRNACys |
Other name(s): |
cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase; cysteinyl-transferRNA synthetase; cysteinyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase; cysteine translase |
Systematic name: |
L-cysteine:tRNACys ligase (AMP-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37318-56-2 |
References: |
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McCorquodale, D.J. The separation and partial purification of aminoacyl-RNA synthetases from Escherichia coli. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 91 (1964) 541–548. [DOI] [PMID: 14262440] |
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[EC 6.1.1.16 created 1972] |
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