Reaction: ATP + L-alanine + holo-[L-alanyl-carrier protein] = AMP + diphosphate + L-alanyl-[L-alanyl-carrier protein] (overall reaction)
(1a) ATP + L-alanine = diphosphate + (L-alanyl)adenylate
(1b) (L-alanyl)adenylate + holo-[L-alanyl-carrier protein] = AMP + L-alanyl-[L-alanyl-carrier protein]
Other name(s): ambB (gene name); phsB (gene name)
Systematic name: L-alanine:[L-alanyl-carrier protein] ligase (AMP-forming)
Comments: The adenylation domain of the enzyme catalyses the activation of L-alanine to (L-alanyl)adenylate, followed by the transfer of the activated compound to the free thiol of a phosphopantetheine arm of a peptidyl-carrier protein domain. The peptidyl-carrier protein domain may be part of the same protein, or of a different protein. This activity is often found as part of a larger non-ribosomal peptide synthase.
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References:
1. Schwartz, D., Grammel, N., Heinzelmann, E., Keller, U. and Wohlleben, W. Phosphinothricin tripeptide synthetases in Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tu494. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49 (2005) 4598-4607. [PMID: 16251301]
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