Term Name: pseudouridine synthase activity
Synonyms: transfer ribonucleate pseudouridine synthetase activity, transfer RNA pseudouridine synthetase activity, tRNA-pseudouridine synthase activity, tRNA-uridine isomerase activity, tRNA-uridine uracilmutase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: a uridine in RNA = a pseudouridine in RNA. Conversion of uridine in an RNA molecule to pseudouridine by rotation of the C1'-N-1 glycosidic bond of uridine in RNA to a C1'-C5.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0009982]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: intramolecular transferase activity
has subtype: rRNA pseudouridine synthase activity snRNA pseudouridine synthase activity tRNA pseudouridine synthase activity