murE (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2, 6-diaminopimelate ligase)

FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as MURE_HAEDU, murE. Catalyzes the addition of meso-diaminopimelic acid to the nucleotide precursor UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate (UMAG) in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell-wall peptidoglycan.

EXTERNAL LINKS

UNIPROT
ENZYME CLASSIFICATION

murE

UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate--2, 6-diaminopimelate ligase

MOLECULAR SYNOPSIS STRUCTURAL LIGANDABILITY

murE

Molecular Synopsis