Term Name: UDP-N-acetylmuramate-L-alanine ligase activity
Synonyms: alanine-adding enzyme activity, L-Ala ligase activity, L-alanine-adding enzyme activity, MurC synthetase activity, UDP-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase activity, UDP-MurNAc:L-alanine ligase activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase (ADP-forming), UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine synthetase activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramyl:L-alanine ligase activity, UDPMurNAc-L-alanine synthetase activity, uridine 5'-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine synthetase activity, uridine diphosphate N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase activity, uridine diphospho-N-acetylmuramoylalanine synthetase activity, uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: L-alanine + ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramate = ADP + 2 H+ + phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008763]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: acid-amino acid ligase activity