CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Bira Bifunctional Protein; Domain 2
Functional Family Alanine--tRNA ligase

Enzyme Information

6.1.1.7
Alanine--tRNA ligase.
based on mapping to UniProt O67323
ATP + L-alanine + tRNA(Ala) = AMP + diphosphate + L-alanyl-tRNA(Ala).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O67323
SYA_AQUAE
Aquifex aeolicus VF5
Alanine--tRNA ligase

PDB Structure

PDB 1YFT
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Breaking sieve for steric exclusion of a noncognate amino acid from active site of a tRNA synthetase.
Swairjo, M.A., Schimmel, P.R.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA