UDP-''N''-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—2,6-diaminopimelate ligase (, ''MurE synthetase'', ''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'') is an

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with

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''UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate gamma-ligase (ADP-forming)''. This enzyme catalyses the following

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: ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate + meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate

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ADP +

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+ UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate This enzyme takes part in synthesis of a cell-wall peptide.

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