Term Name: aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity
Synonyms: aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase activity, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase auxiliary protein activity, ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
Definition: Catalysis of the formation of aminoacyl-tRNA from ATP, amino acid, and tRNA with the release of diphosphate and AMP.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004812]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catalytic activity, acting on a tRNA ligase activity, forming carbon-oxygen bonds
has subtype: alanine-tRNA ligase activity arginine-tRNA ligase activity asparagine-tRNA ligase activity aspartate-tRNA ligase activity aspartate-tRNA(Asn) ligase activity cysteine-tRNA ligase activity glutamate-tRNA ligase activity glutamate-tRNA(Gln) ligase activity glutamine-tRNA ligase activity glycine-tRNA ligase activity histidine-tRNA ligase activity isoleucine-tRNA ligase activity leucine-tRNA ligase activity lysine-tRNA ligase activity methionine-tRNA ligase activity phenylalanine-tRNA ligase activity phosphoserine-tRNA(Cys) ligase activity proline-tRNA ligase activity pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase activity selenocysteine-tRNA ligase activity selenomethionine-tRNA ligase activity serine-tRNA ligase activity threonine-tRNA ligase activity tryptophan-tRNA ligase activity tyrosine-tRNA ligase activity valine-tRNA ligase activity
positively regulated by: tRNA ligase activator activity