D-aspartate ligase

In enzymology, a D-aspartate ligase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
The 4 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, D-aspartate, beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-, and Ala)]n, whereas its 4 products are beta-GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-6-N-(beta-D-Asp)-L-, Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)]n, ADP, and phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming carbon-nitrogen bonds as acid-D-ammonia ligases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-aspartate:n ligase . Other names in common use include Aslfm, UDP-MurNAc-pentapeptide:D-aspartate ligase, and D-aspartic acid-activating enzyme.