Glutamate—tRNA(Gln) ligase

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a glutamate—tRNA^Gln ligase (Template:EnzExplorer) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + L-glutamate + tRNAGlx $\rightleftharpoons$ AMP + diphosphate + glutamyl-tRNAGlx

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, L-glutamate, and tRNAGlx, whereas its 3 products are AMP, diphosphate, and glutamyl-tRNAGlx.

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-glutamate:tRNAGlx ligase (AMP-forming). This enzyme is also called glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. This enzyme participates in glutamate metabolism.

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