| EC |
6.1.1.2 |
| Accepted name: |
tryptophan—tRNA ligase |
| Reaction: |
ATP + L-tryptophan + tRNATrp = AMP + diphosphate + L-tryptophyl-tRNATrp |
| Other name(s): |
tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase; L-tryptophan-tRNATrp ligase (AMP-forming); tryptophanyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase; tryptophanyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase; tryptophanyl-transfer RNA synthetase; tryptophanyl ribonucleic synthetase; tryptophanyl-transfer ribonucleic synthetase; tryptophanyl-tRNA synthase; tryptophan translase; TrpRS |
| Systematic name: |
L-tryptophan:tRNATrp ligase (AMP-forming) |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9023-44-3 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Davie, E.W., Koningsberger, V.V. and Lipmann, F. The isolation of a tryptophan-activating enzyme from pancreas. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 65 (1956) 21–28. [DOI] [PMID: 13373404] |
| 2. |
Preddie, E.C. Tryptophanyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase from bovine pancreas. II. The chemically different subunits. J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 3958–3968. [PMID: 5805407] |
| 3. |
Wong, K.K., Meister, A. and Moldave, K. Enzymic formation of ribonucleic acid-amino acid from synthetic aminoacyladenylate and ribonucleic acid. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 36 (1959) 531–533. [DOI] [PMID: 13845797] |
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