ATP + L-tyrosine + tRNA^Tyr --> AMP + diphosphate + H⁺ + L-tyrosyl-tRNA^Tyr (according to UniProt)

[[protein|TyrZ]] is highly specific for L-Tyr, prevents misincorporation of D-Tyr into proteins, less processive than [[protein|TyrS]] [Pubmed|25733610]

ATP + L-tyrosine + tRNA(Tyr) = AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-tRNA(Tyr) (according to Swiss-Prot) ATP + L-tyrosine + tRNA(Tyr) = AMP + diphosphate + L-tyrosyl-tRNA(Tyr) (according to Swiss-Prot)

[[protein|TyrZ]] is highly specific for L-Tyr, prevents misincorporation of D-Tyr into proteins, less processive than [[protein|TyrS]] [Pubmed|25733610]