ENTRY       EC 6.3.2.11
NAME        Carnosine synthase
            Carnosine synthetase
CLASS       Ligases
            Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
            Acid--amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
SYSNAME     L-Histidine:beta-alanine ligase (AMP-forming)
REACTION    ATP + L-Histidine + beta-Alanine = AMP + Pyrophosphate + Carnosine
SUBSTRATE   ATP
            L-Histidine
            beta-Alanine
PRODUCT     AMP
            Pyrophosphate
            Carnosine
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00252  Alanine and Aspartate metabolism
            PATH: MAP00330  Arginine and proline metabolism
            PATH: MAP00340  Histidine metabolism
            PATH: MAP00410  beta-Alanine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 6.3.2.11
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 6.3.2.11
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