Reaction: ATP + L-tyrosine + L-arginine = AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-L-arginine
Other name(s): tyrosyl-arginine synthase; kyotorphin synthase; kyotorphin-synthesizing enzyme; kyotorphin synthetase
Systematic name: L-tyrosine:L-arginine ligase (AMP-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 116036-78-3
References:
1. Ueda, H., Yoshihara, Y., Fukushima, N., Shiomi, H., Nakamura, A. and Takagi, H. Kyotorphin (tyrosine-arginine) synthetase in rat brain synaptosomes. J. Biol. Chem. 262 (1987) 8165-8173. [PMID: 3597366]