histidine-tRNA ligase | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
EC number | 6.1.1.21 | ||||||
CAS number | 9068-78-4 | ||||||
Databases | |||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / EGO | ||||||
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In enzymology, a histidine-tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, L-histidine, and tRNA(His), whereas its 3 products are AMP, diphosphate, and L-histidyl-tRNA(His).
This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, to be specific those forming carbon-oxygen bonds in aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-histidine:tRNAHis ligase (AMP-forming). Other names in common use include histidyl-tRNA synthetase, histidyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase, and histidine translase. This enzyme participates in histidine metabolism and aminoacyl-trna biosynthesis.
As of late 2007, 9 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1ADJ, 1ADY, 1H4V, 1HTT, 1KMM, 1KMN, 1QE0, 1WU7, and 1X59.
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