Structured Summary
Abstract
A subclass of enzymes that aminoacylate AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC TRANSFER RNA with their corresponding AMINO ACIDS.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Alanine-tRNA Ligase
- Arginine-tRNA Ligase
- Aspartate-tRNA Ligase
- Glutamate-tRNA Ligase
- Glycine-tRNA Ligase
- Histidine-tRNA Ligase
- Isoleucine-tRNA Ligase
- Leucine-tRNA Ligase
- Lysine-tRNA Ligase
- Methionine-tRNA Ligase
- Phenylalanine-tRNA Ligase
- Serine-tRNA Ligase
- Threonine-tRNA Ligase
- Tryptophan-tRNA Ligase
- Tyrosine-tRNA Ligase
- Valine-tRNA Ligase
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Synonyms
17 entry terms
- Amino Acyl T RNA Synthetases
- Amino Acyl-tRNA Ligases
- Aminoacyl Transfer RNA Synthetase
- Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase
- Transfer RNA Synthetase
- tRNA Synthetase
- Acyl-tRNA Ligases, Amino
- Acyl-tRNA Synthetases, Amino
- Amino Acyl tRNA Ligases
- Amino Acyl tRNA Synthetases
- Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase
- Ligases, Amino Acyl-tRNA
- RNA Synthetase, Transfer
- Synthetase, Aminoacyl-tRNA
- Synthetase, Transfer RNA
- Synthetase, tRNA
- Synthetases, Amino Acyl-tRNA
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
2005(1972); use LIGASES 1966-1971
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Previous Indexing
- Ligases (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000604. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000604
- Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminoacyl_tRNA_synthetase
- Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415968