Pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase
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Pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase

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Pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase

Pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase (EC 6.1.1.26, PylS, pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase) is an enzyme with systematic name L-pyrrolysine:tRNAPyl ligase (AMP-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

This enzyme is specific for pyrrolysine as substrate as it cannot be replaced by lysine or any of the other natural amino acids.

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