Reaction: ATP + L-tyrosine + tRNATyr = AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-tRNATyr
Other name(s): tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase; L-tyrosine-tRNATyr ligase (AMP-forming); tyrosyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase; tyrosyl-transfer RNA synthetase; tyrosyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase; tyrosyl-tRNA ligase; tyrosine-transfer RNA ligase; tyrosine-transfer ribonucleate synthetase; tyrosine translase; tyrosine tRNA synthetase
Systematic name: L-tyrosine:tRNATyr ligase (AMP-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9023-45-4
References:
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5. Brick, P., Bhat, T.N. and Blow, D.M. Structure of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase refined at 2.3 Å resolution. Interaction of the enzyme with the tyrosyl adenylate intermediate. J. Mol. Biol. 208 (1989) 83-98. [PMID: 2504923]