Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	lysine---tRNA ligase
Alternative names	L-lysine:tRNALys ligase (AMP-forming) lysyl-tRNA synthetase lysyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase lysyl-transfer RNA synthetase L-lysine-transfer RNA ligase lysine-tRNA synthetase lysine translase
EC Classification	6.1.1.6
Classification	Ligases Forming carbon-oxygen bonds Ligases forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
Catalyses reactions	ATP + L-Lysine + tRNA(Lys) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Lysyl-tRNA(Lys) ATP + L-Lysine + Acc-tRNA(Lys) <-> Diphosphate + AMP + L-Lysyl-tRNA(Lys) tRNA(Lys) + LysRS <-> Enzyme-ligand complex Acc-tRNA(Lys) + LysRS <-> Enzyme-ligand complex LysRS + Ant-tRNA(Lys) <-> Enzyme-ligand complex
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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