tRNA pseudouridine¹³ synthase (, ''TruD'', ''YgbO'', ''tRNA PSI13 synthase'', ''RNA:PSI-synthase Pus7p'', ''Pus7p'', ''RNA:pseudouridine-synthase Pus7p'', ''Pus7 protein'') is an

enzyme Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecule ...

with

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''tRNA-uridine¹³ uracil mutase''. This enzyme catalyses the following

chemical reaction A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the positions of electrons in the forming and break ...

: tRNA uridine¹³

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tRNA pseudouridine¹³ Pseudouridine synthase TruD from ''

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'' specifically acts on uridine¹³ in tRNA.

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