phenylalanine + tRNA(Phe) + ATP => Phe-tRNA(Phe) + AMP + pyrophosphate

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R-HSA-380203
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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FARS2 (mitochondrial phenylalanyl tRNA synthetase) catalyzes the reaction of phenylalanine, mitochondrial tRNA(Phe), and ATP to form Phe-tRNA(Phe), AMP, and pyrophosphate. The enzyme, a class II tRNA synthetase, is a monomer (Bullard et al. 1999).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
10329163 Expression and characterization of a human mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase

Spremulli, LL, Demeler, B, Cai, YC, Bullard, JM

J Mol Biol 1999
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phenylalanine-tRNA ligase activity of FARS2(1-?) [mitochondrial matrix]

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