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EC 6.1.1.6 Details

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EC number

6.1.1.6

Accepted name

lysine—tRNA ligase

Reaction

ATP + L-lysine + tRNA^Lys = AMP + diphosphate + L-lysyl-tRNA^Lys

Other name(s)

lysyl-tRNA synthetase, lysyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase, lysyl-transfer RNA synthetase, L-lysine-transfer RNA ligase, lysine-tRNA synthetase, lysine translase

Systematic name

L-lysine:tRNA^Lys ligase (AMP-forming)

CAS registry number

9031-26-9

History

created 1961

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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