ID 6.3.2.53 DE UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine--L-glutamate ligase. AN UDP-MurNAc-L-Ala-L-Glu synthetase. AN UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-L-glutamate synthetase. CA ATP + L-glutamate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanine = ADP + H(+) CA + phosphate + UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanyl-L-glutamate. CC -!- The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae, CC catalyzes the ligation of a terminal L-glutamate to UDP-N-acetyl- CC alpha-D-muramoyl-L-alanine. CC -!- The combined activity of this enzyme and EC 5.1.1.23 provides an CC alternative route for incorporating D-glutamate into peptidoglycan, CC replacing the more common combination of EC 5.1.1.3 and EC 6.3.2.9. DR C4RJF7, MURD2_MICS3; A4X981, MURD2_SALTO; Q8PII9, MURD2_XANAC; DR Q3BR29, MURD2_XANC5; Q4UWX9, MURD2_XANC8; Q8P775, MURD2_XANCP; DR Q2P5V2, MURD2_XANOM; Q5H2Y1, MURD2_XANOR; Q9PEB0, MURD2_XYLFA; DR Q87EA7, MURD2_XYLFT; //