Cyanophycin synthase (L aspartate adding)

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EC number 6.3.2.29 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 131554-17-1 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Cyanophycin synthase (L-aspartate-adding) (EC 6.3.2.29, CphA, CphA1, CphA2, cyanophycin synthetase, multi-L-arginyl-poly-L-aspartate synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name cyanophycin:L-aspartate ligase (ADP-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ATP + [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]n + L-Asp ⇌ ADP + phosphate + [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]n-L-Asp

This enzyme requires Mg²⁺ for activity.

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