arginyl-tRNA--protein transferase activity

Term ID

GO:0004057

Synonyms

• arginine transferase activity
• arginyl-tRNA protein transferase activity
• arginyltransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: an N-terminal L-alpha-aminoacyl-[protein] + L-arginyl-tRNA(Arg) = H+ + N-terminal L-arginyl-L-amino acid-[protein] + tRNA(Arg). (2)

References

• EC:2.3.2.8
• MetaCyc:ARGINYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
• RHEA:10208

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO