In enzymology, an arginyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

arginyltransferase
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EC no.2.3.2.8
CAS no.37257-24-2
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L-arginyl-tRNA + protein tRNA + L-arginyl-protein

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-arginyl-tRNA and protein, whereas its two products are tRNA and L-arginyl-protein.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the aminoacyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-arginyl-tRNA:protein arginyltransferase. Other names in common use include arginine transferase, arginyl-transfer ribonucleate-protein aminoacyltransferase, arginyl-transfer ribonucleate-protein transferase, and arginyl-tRNA protein transferase. It has 2 cofactors: mercaptoethanol, and Cation.

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  • Soffer RL (1970). "Enzymatic modification of proteins. II. Purification and properties of the arginyl transfer ribonucleic acid-protein transferase from rabbit liver cytoplasm". J. Biol. Chem. 245 (4): 731–7. PMID 5416661.
  • Soffer RL (1973). "Peptide acceptors in the arginine transfer reaction". J. Biol. Chem. 248 (8): 2918–21. PMID 4572514.
  • Soffer RL, Horinishi H (1969). "Enzymic modification of proteins. I. General characteristics of the arginine-transfer reaction in rabbit liver cytoplasm". J. Mol. Biol. 43 (1): 163–75. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(69)90086-2. PMID 5811819.