Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	glutamate---tRNA ligase
Alternative names	L-glutamate:tRNAGlu ligase (AMP-forming) glutamyl-tRNA synthetase glutamyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase glutamyl-transfer RNA synthetase glutamyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase glutamate-tRNA synthetase glutamic acid translase
EC Classification	6.1.1.17
Classification	Ligases Forming carbon-oxygen bonds Ligases forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
Catalyses reactions	ATP + L-Glutamate + tRNA(Gln) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) ATP + L-Glutamate + tRNA(Glu) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Glutamyl-tRNA(Glu) tRNA(Glu) + GluRS <-> Enzyme-ligand complex L-Glutamate + GluRS <-> Enzyme-ligand complex tRNA(Glu) + glutamyl-tRNA synthetase <-> Enzyme-tRNA complex
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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