6.3.2.11: carnosine synthase

This is an abbreviated version, for detailed information about carnosine synthase, go to the full flat file.

Reaction

ATP
+
L-histidine
 +
beta-Alanine
=
ADP
 +
phosphate
 +
carnosine

Synonyms

ATPGD1, carnosine synthase, Carnosine synthetase, Carnosine-anserine synthetase, Carnosine-homocarnosine synthetase, CAS, HCarn-Carn synthetase, Homocarnosine-carnosine synthetase, Synthetase, carnosine

ECTree

     6 Ligases
         6.3 Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
             6.3.2 Acid—amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
                6.3.2.11 carnosine synthase