Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	UDP-N-acetylmuramate---L-alanine ligase
Alternative names	UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase (ADP-forming) MurC synthetase UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine synthetase uridine diphospho-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase L-alanine-adding enzyme UDP-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase UDPMurNAc-L-alanine synthetase L-Ala ligase uridine diphosphate N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase uridine 5'-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase UDP-MurNAc:L-alanine ligase alanine-adding enzyme UDP-N-acetylmuramyl:L-alanine ligase
EC Classification	6.3.2.8
Classification	Ligases Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds Acid--amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
Catalyses reactions	ATP + L-Alanine + UDP-N-acetylmuramate <-> ADP + Phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine ATP + L-Serine + UDP-N-acetylmuramate <-> ADP + Phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-serine ATP + Glycine + UDP-N-acetylmuramate <-> ADP + Phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-glycine ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramate + 3-Chloro-L-alanine <-> ADP + Phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-3-chloro-L-alanine
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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