IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 6.3.5.1

Accepted name: NAD+ synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)

Reaction: ATP + deamido-NAD+ + L-glutamine + H2O = AMP + diphosphate + NAD+ + L-glutamate

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Other name(s): NAD synthetase (glutamine-hydrolysing); nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide synthetase (glutamine); desamidonicotinamide adenine dinucleotide amidotransferase; DPN synthetase; NAD synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)

Systematic name: deamido-NAD+:L-glutamine amido-ligase (AMP-forming)

Comments: NH3 can act instead of glutamine (cf. EC 6.3.1.5 NAD+ synthase).

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37318-70-0

References:

1. Imsande, J. Pathway of diphosphopyridine nucleotide biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 1494-1497.

2. Imsande, J. and Handler, P. Biosynthesis of diphosphopyridine nucleotide. III. Nicotinic acid mononucleotide pyrophosphorylase. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 525-530.

[EC 6.3.5.1 created 1961]


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