6.3.5.11: cobyrinate a,c-diamide synthase
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Reaction
2 ATP + + 2 L-glutamine + 2 H2O = + 2 phosphate + + 2 L-glutamate
Synonyms
CbiA, CobB
ECTree
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 6.3.5.11 - cobyrinate a,c-diamide synthase
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cobyrinate:L-glutamine amido-ligase (ADP-forming)
This enzyme is the first glutamine amidotransferase that participates in the anaerobic (early cobalt insertion) biosynthetic pathway of adenosylcobalamin, and catalyses the ATP-dependent synthesis of cobyrinate a,c-diamide from cobyrinate using either L-glutamine or ammonia as the nitrogen source. It is proposed that the enzyme first catalyses the amidation of the c-carboxylate, and then the intermediate is released into solution and binds to the same catalytic site for the amidation of the a-carboxylate. The Km for ammonia is substantially higher than that for L-glutamine. The equivalent reaction in the aerobic cobalamin biosynthesis pathway is catalysed by EC 6.3.5.9, hydrogenobyrinic acid a,c-diamide synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing).