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6.3.1.18: gamma-glutamylanilide synthase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about gamma-glutamylanilide synthase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

ATP
+
L-glutamate
+
aniline
=
ADP
+
phosphate
+
N5-phenyl-L-glutamine

Synonyms

atdA1, dcaQ, tdnQ

ECTree

     6 Ligases
         6.3 Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
             6.3.1 Acid—ammonia (or amine) ligases (amide synthases)
                6.3.1.18 gamma-glutamylanilide synthase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 6.3.1.18 - gamma-glutamylanilide synthase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
L-glutamate:aniline ligase (ADP-forming)
Requires Mg2+. The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Acinetobacter sp. YAA, catalyses the first step in the degradation of aniline. It can also accept chlorinated and methylated forms of aniline, preferrably in the o- and p-positions.