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EC 6.3.2.8 Details
EC number
6.3.2.8
Accepted name
UDP-N-acetylmuramate—L-alanine ligase
Reaction
ATP + UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-muramate + L-alanine = ADP + phosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-muramoyl-L-alanine
Other name(s)
MurC synthetase, UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine synthetase, uridine diphospho-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase, UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase, L-alanine-adding enzyme, UDP-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase, UDPMurNAc-L-alanine synthetase, L-Ala ligase, uridine diphosphate N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase, uridine 5′-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase, uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase, UDP-MurNAc:L-alanine ligase, alanine-adding enzyme, UDP-N-acetylmuramyl:L-alanine ligase, UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase (ADP-forming)
Systematic name
UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-muramate:L-alanine ligase (ADP-forming)
CAS registry number
9023-52-3
Comment
Involved in the synthesis of a cell-wall peptide in bacteria.
History
created 1965, modified 2002
EC Tree
6.3.2.15 created 1976, deleted 2002