| cholate | <biochemistry> In practice, the sodium salt of cholic acid, that has strong detergent properties and can replace membrane lipids to generate soluble complexes of membrane proteins. (15 Jan 1998) |
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| acetate-CoA ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of CoA derivatives from ATP, acetate, and CoA to form AMP, pyrophosphate, and acetyl CoA. It acts also on propionates and acrylates. Chemical name: Acetate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.2.1.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetyl-CoA ligase | A ligase that catalyses the reaction of acetate and CoA and ATP to form AMP, pyrophosphate, and acetyl-CoA. A key step in the activation of acetate. Synonym: acetate thiokinase, acetate-CoA ligase, acetyl-activating enzyme, acetyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alanine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates alanine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Alanine:tRNA(Ala) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.7 (12 Dec 1998) |
| alanyl-seryl ligase | <enzyme> Catalyses incorporation of terminal ala-ser to peptidoglycan; associated with vancomycin resistance; isolated from enterococcus casseliflavus Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- Synonym: alanylseryl ligase, d-alanyl-d-seryl ligase, d-alanylseryl ligase, ala-ser ligase, vanc ligase, vanc2 protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| arginine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates arginine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Arginine:tRNA(Arg)ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.19 (12 Dec 1998) |
| aspartate-ammonia ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of asparagine from ammonia and aspartic acid, in the presence of ATP. Chemical name: L-Aspartate:ammonia ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.3.1.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| aspartate-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates aspartic acid with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Aspartate:tRNA-(Asp) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.12 (12 Dec 1998) |
| benzoate coenzyme A ligase | <enzyme> From rhodopseudomonas palustris; involved in anaerobic degradation of benzoate; high specificity for benzoate and fluorobenzoate Registry number: EC 6.2.1.25 Synonym: benzoate-CoA ligase, benzoic acid coenzyme a ligase, benzoyl-CoA ligase, benzoyl CoA synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| bile acid-CoA ligase | <enzyme> Catalyses the synthesis of all bile acid-coas; in order to measure the activity of all bile acids, the bile acid is coupled with c(14)-glycine and measured with bile acid-CoA glycine-taurine n-acetyltransferase Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| butyrate-CoA ligase | Fatty acid thiokinase (medium chain), a ligase forming acyl-CoA's from medium-chain fatty acids and CoA with the conversion of ATP to AMP and PPi. A key step in activation of fatty acids. Synonym: acyl-activating enzyme, butyryl-CoA synthetase, octanoyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carnitine coenzyme A ligase | <enzyme> Caic protein isolated from e. Coli Registry number: EC 6.2.1.- Synonym: carnitine CoA ligase, crotonobetaine CoA ligase, caic gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| valine-trna ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that activates valine with its specific transfer RNA. Chemical name: L-Valine:tRNA(Val) ligase (AMP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.1.1.9 (12 Dec 1998) |
| glutamate-ammonia ligase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of ATP, l-glutamate, and nh3 to ADP, orthophosphate, and l-glutamine. It also acts more slowly on 4-methylene-l-glutamate. Chemical name: L-Glutamate:ammonia ligase (ADP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.3.1.2 (12 Dec 1998) |
| glutamate-cysteine ligase | <enzyme> One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyses the synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine from glutamate and cysteine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. Chemical name: L-Glutamate:L-cysteine gamma-ligase (ADP-forming) Registry number: EC 6.3.2.2 (12 Dec 1998) |