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EC 6.1.1.2 Details

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EC number

6.1.1.2

Accepted name

tryptophan—tRNA ligase

Reaction

ATP + L-tryptophan + tRNA^Trp = AMP + diphosphate + L-tryptophyl-tRNA^Trp

Other name(s)

tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, L-tryptophan-tRNA^Trp 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:tRNA^Trp ligase (AMP-forming)

CAS registry number

9023-44-3

History

created 1961, modified 2002

EC Tree

6.1 Forming carbon-oxygen bonds

6.1.1 Ligases forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds

6.1.1.1 tyrosine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.2 tryptophan—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.3 threonine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.4 leucine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.5 isoleucine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.6 lysine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.7 alanine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.8 created 1961, deleted 1965

6.1.1.9 valine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.10 methionine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.11 serine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.12 aspartate—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.13 D-alanine—poly(phosphoribitol) ligase

6.1.1.14 glycine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.15 proline—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.16 cysteine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.17 glutamate—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.18 glutamine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.19 arginine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.20 phenylalanine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.21 histidine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.22 asparagine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.23 aspartate—tRNA^Asn ligase

6.1.1.24 glutamate—tRNA^Gln ligase

6.1.1.25 lysine—tRNA^Pyl ligase

6.1.1.26 pyrrolysine—tRNA^Pyl ligase

6.1.1.27 O-phospho-L-serine—tRNA ligase

6.1.1.28 proline/cysteine—tRNA ligase

6.1.2 acid-alcohol ligases (ester synthases)

6.1.3 Cyclo-ligases

6.2 Forming carbon-sulfur bonds

6.3 Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds

6.4 Forming carbon-carbon bonds

6.5 Forming phosphoric-ester bonds

6.6 Forming nitrogen—metal bonds

6.7 Forming nitrogen-nitrogen bonds

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