Entry
Name
pantoate---beta-alanine ligase (ADP-forming);
pantothenate synthetase (ambiguous);
pantoate---beta-alanine ligase (ambiguous)
Class
Ligases;
Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds;
Acid-D-amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(R)-pantoate:beta-alanine ligase (ADP-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
ATP + (R)-pantoate + beta-alanine = ADP + phosphate + (R)-pantothenate [RN:
R10821 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the archaeon Methanosarcina mazei, is involved in the biosynthesis of pantothenate. It is different from EC
6.3.2.1 , the AMP-forming pantoate-beta-alanine ligase found in bacteria and eukaryota.
History
EC 6.3.2.44 created 2014
Reference
Authors
Ronconi S, Jonczyk R, Genschel U
Title
A novel isoform of pantothenate synthetase in the Archaea.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 6.3.2.44
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 6.3.2.44