Term Name: cyanophycin synthetase activity
Synonyms: cphA
Definition: Catalysis of the ATP-dependent polymerization of arginine and aspartate to multi-L-arginyl-poly-L-aspartic acid (cyanophycin; a water-insoluble reserve polymer).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0043860]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: acid-amino acid ligase activity
has subtype: cyanophycin synthetase activity (L-arginine-adding) cyanophycin synthetase activity (L-aspartate-adding)