Medical Definition of Amino acyl-tRNA ligases
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Any of the group of ligases that catalyses the ATP-driven formation of a bond between an amino acid and a tRNA, activating the amino acids as a step in protein synthesis. Individual enzymes are highly specific for one amino acid and for any tRNA corresponding to that amino acid.
Registry number: EC 6.1.1.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amino Acyl-tRNA Ligases
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