Enzyme Details

EC Classification

6.1.1.12

Enzyme name
(recommended)

aspartate---tRNA ligase

Alternative names

L-aspartate:tRNAAsp ligase (AMP-forming)
aspartyl-tRNA synthetase
aspartyl ribonucleic synthetase
aspartyl-transfer RNA synthetase
aspartic acid translase
aspartyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase
aspartyl ribonucleate synthetase

Classification

Ligases

Forming carbon-oxygen bonds

Ligases forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds

Catalyses reactions

ATP + L-Aspartate + tRNA(Asp) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Aspartyl-tRNA(Asp)

ATP + L-Aspartate + tRNA(Asn) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Aspartyl-tRNA(Asn)

External links

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