Reaction: ATP + 2 D-alanine = ADP + phosphate + D-alanyl-D-alanine
For diagram click here.
Other name(s): MurE synthetase [ambiguous]; alanine:alanine ligase (ADP-forming); alanylalanine synthetase
Systematic name: D-alanine:D-alanine ligase (ADP-forming)
Comments: Involved with EC 6.3.2.7 (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—L-lysine ligase) or EC 6.3.2.13 (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—2,6-diaminopimelate ligase), EC 6.3.2.8 (UDP-N-acetylmuramate—L-alanine ligase), EC 6.3.2.9 (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine—D-glutamate ligase) and EC 6.3.2.10 (UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-tripeptide—D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase) in the synthesis of a cell-wall peptide (click here for diagram).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9023-63-6
References:
1. Ito, E. and Strominger, J.L. Enzymatic synthesis of the peptide in bacterial uridine nucleotides. II. Enzymatic synthesis and addition of D-alanyl-D-alanine. J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 2696-2703.
2. Neuhaus, F.C. Kinetic studies on D-Ala-D-Ala synthetase. Fed. Proc. 21 (1962) 229 only.
3. van Heijenoort, J. Recent advances in the formation of the bacterial peptidoglycan monomer unit. Nat. Prod. Rep. 18 (2001) 503-519. [PMID: 11699883]