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6.3.1.12: D-aspartate ligase

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For detailed information about D-aspartate ligase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 6.3.1.12

Reaction

ATP
+
D-Aspartate
+
[beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n
=
[beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-6-N-(beta-D-Asp)-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n
+
ADP
+
phosphate

Synonyms

aslA, Aslfm, D-aspartic acid-activating enzyme, UDP-MurNAc-pentapeptide:D-aspartate ligase

ECTree

     6 Ligases
         6.3 Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
             6.3.1 Acid—ammonia (or amine) ligases (amide synthases)
                6.3.1.12 D-aspartate ligase

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Natural Substrates Products on EC 6.3.1.12 - D-aspartate ligase

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REVERSIBILITY
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
ATP + D-aspartate + [beta-GlcNAc-(1,4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n
[beta-GlcNAc-(1,4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-6-N-(beta-D-Asp)-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n + ADP + phosphate
show the reaction diagram
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the enzyme is responsible for the addition of D-aspartic acid onto the peptidoglycan precursor. specifically ligates the beta-carboxylate of D-Asp to the epsilon-amino group of L-Lys in the nucleotide precursor UDP-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide
-
-
?
ATP + D-aspartate + [beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n
[beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-6-N-(beta-D-Asp)-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n + ADP + phosphate
show the reaction diagram