Term Name: UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanyl-D-glutamate-2,6-diaminopimelate ligase activity
Synonyms: MurE synthetase activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:(L)-meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate gamma-ligase (ADP-forming), UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate:meso-2,6-diamino-heptanedioate ligase (ADP-forming) activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminopimelate synthetase activity, UDP-N-acetylmuramyl-tripeptide synthetase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: meso-2,6-diaminopimelate + ATP + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate = ADP + 2 H+ + phosphate + UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-gamma-glutamyl-meso-2,6-diaminoheptanedioate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008765]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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