ENTRY       EC 6.1.1.19
NAME        Arginine--tRNA ligase
            Arginyl-tRNA synthetase
CLASS       Ligases
            Forming carbon-oxygen bonds
            Ligases forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
SYSNAME     L-Arginine:tRNA(Arg) ligase (AMP-forming)
REACTION    ATP + L-Arginine + tRNA(Arg) = AMP + Pyrophosphate +
            L-Arginyl-tRNA(Arg)
SUBSTRATE   ATP
            L-Arginine
            tRNA(Arg)
PRODUCT     AMP
            Pyrophosphate
            L-Arginyl-tRNA(Arg)
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00330  Arginine and proline metabolism
            PATH: MAP01020  Protein biosynthesis (prokaryotes)
            PATH: MAP01030  Protein biosynthesis (eukaryotes)
DISEASE     MIM: 107820  Arginyl-tRNA synthetase
MOTIF       PS: PS00178  P-x(0,2)-[GSTAN]-[DENGAPK]-x-[LIVMFP]-[HT]-[LIVMYAC]-G-
                         [HNTG]-[LIVMFYSTAGPC]
GENES       MJA: MJ0237(argS)
            MTH: MTH1447
            ECO: b1876(argS)
            HIN: HI1583(argS)
            HPY: HP0319(argS)
            BSU: argS
            MGE: MG378(argS)
            MPN: H03_orf537(argS)
            SYN: sll0502(argS)
            SCE: YHR091C(MSR1)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 6.1.1.19
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 6.1.1.19
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