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In enzymology, a tyrosine—arginine ligase (EC 6.3.2.24) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + L-tyrosine + L-arginine ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-L-arginine

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, L-tyrosine, and L-arginine, whereas its 3 products are AMP, diphosphate, and L-tyrosyl-L-arginine.

This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming carbon-nitrogen bonds as acid-D-amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-tyrosine:L-arginine ligase (AMP-forming). Other names in common use include tyrosyl-arginine synthase, kyotorphin synthase, kyotorphin-synthesizing enzyme, and kyotorphin synthetase.

References

• Ueda H, Yoshihara Y, Fukushima N, Shiomi H, Nakamura A, Takagi H (June 1987). "Kyotorphin (tyrosine-arginine) synthetase in rat brain synaptosomes". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262 (17): 8165–73. PMID 3597366.

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