Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate---2,6-diaminopimelate ligase
Alternative names	UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate gamma-ligase (ADP-forming) MurE synthetase [ambiguous] UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:meso-2,6-diamino-heptanedioate ligase (ADP-forming) UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanyl-D-glutamate---2,6-diaminopimelate ligase
EC Classification	6.3.2.13
Classification	Ligases Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds Acid--amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
Catalyses reactions	ATP + meso-2,6-Diaminoheptanedioate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate <-> ADP + Phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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