ENTRY       EC 6.3.1.1
NAME        Aspartate--ammonia ligase
            Asparagine synthetase
CLASS       Ligases
            Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
            Acid--ammonia (or amine) ligases (amide synthases)
SYSNAME     L-Asparagine:ammonia ligase (AMP-forming)
REACTION    ATP + L-Aspartate + NH3 = AMP + Pyrophosphate + L-Asparagine
SUBSTRATE   ATP
            L-Aspartate
            NH3
PRODUCT     AMP
            Pyrophosphate
            L-Asparagine
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00252  Alanine and Aspartate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00460  Cyanoamino acid metabolism
            PATH: MAP00910  Nitrogen metabolism
GENES       ECO: b3744(asnA)
            HIN: HI0564(asnA)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 6.3.1.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 6.3.1.1
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