Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NC-IUBMB)

Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations

Contents EC 6.1.1.1 - EC 6.5.1.4

EC 6. Ligases

EC 6.1 Forming Carbon-Oxygen Bonds

EC 6.1.1 Ligases Forming Aminoacyl-tRNA and Related Compounds

EC 6.1.1.1 tyrosine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.2 tryptophan—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.3 threonine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.4 leucine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.5 isoleucine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.6 lysine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.7 alanine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.8 deleted
EC 6.1.1.9 valine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.10 methionine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.11 serine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.12 aspartate—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.13 D-alanine—poly(phosphoribitol) ligase
EC 6.1.1.14 glycine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.15 proline—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.16 cysteine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.17 glutamate—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.18 glutamine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.19 arginine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.20 phenylalanine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.21 histidine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.22 asparagine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.1.23 aspartate—tRNAAsn ligase
EC 6.1.1.24 glutamate—tRNAGln ligase
EC 6.1.1.25 lysine—tRNAPyl ligase
EC 6.1.1.26 pyrrolysine—tRNAPyl ligase
EC 6.1.1.27 O-phosphoserine—tRNA ligase
EC 6.1.2 Acid—Alcohol Ligases (ester synthases)

EC 6.1.2.1 D-alanine—(R)-lactate ligase

EC 6.2 Forming Carbon-Sulfur Bonds

EC 6.2.1 Acid-Thiol Ligases

EC 6.2.1.1 acetate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.2 butyrate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.3 long-chain-fatty-acid—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.4 succinate—CoA ligase (GDP-forming)
EC 6.2.1.5 succinate—CoA ligase (ADP-forming)
EC 6.2.1.6 glutarate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.7 cholate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.8 oxalate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.9 malate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.10 acid—CoA ligase (GDP-forming)
EC 6.2.1.11 biotin—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.12 4-coumarate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.13 acetate—CoA ligase (ADP-forming)
EC 6.2.1.14 6-carboxyhexanoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.15 arachidonate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.16 acetoacetate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.17 propionate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.18 citrate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.19 long-chain-fatty-acid—luciferin-component ligase
EC 6.2.1.20 long-chain-fatty-acid—[acyl-carrier-protein] ligase
EC 6.2.1.21 now EC 6.2.1.30
EC 6.2.1.22 [citrate (pro-3S)-lyase] ligase
EC 6.2.1.23 dicarboxylate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.24 phytanate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.25 benzoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.26 O-succinylbenzoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.27 4-hydroxybenzoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.28 3α,7α-dihydroxy-5β-cholestanate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.29 deleted now EC 6.2.1.7
EC 6.2.1.30 phenylacetate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.31 2-furoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.32 anthranilate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.33 4-chlorobenzoate—CoA ligase
EC 6.2.1.34 trans-feruloyl-CoA synthase
EC 6.2.1.35 ACP-SH:acetate ligase
EC 6.2.1.36 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA synthase
EC 6.2.1.37 3-hydroxybenzoate—CoA ligase

EC 6.3 Forming Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds

EC 6.3.1 Acid-Ammonia (or Amine) Ligases (Amide Synthases)

EC 6.3.1.1 aspartate—ammonia ligase
EC 6.3.1.2 glutamate—ammonia ligase
EC 6.3.1.3 now EC 6.3.4.13
EC 6.3.1.4 aspartate—ammonia ligase (ADP-forming)
EC 6.3.1.5 NAD+ synthase
EC 6.3.1.6 glutamate—ethylamine ligase
EC 6.3.1.7 4-methyleneglutamate—ammonia ligase
EC 6.3.1.8 glutathionylspermidine synthase
EC 6.3.1.9 trypanothione synthase
EC 6.3.1.10 adenosylcobinamide-phosphate synthase
EC 6.3.1.11 glutamate—putrescine ligase
EC 6.3.1.12 D-aspartate ligase)
EC 6.3.1.13 L-cysteine:1D-myo-inositol 2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside ligase
EC 6.3.1.14 diphthine—ammonia ligase

EC 6.3.2 Acid—Amino-Acid Ligases (Peptide Synthases)

EC 6.3.2.1 pantoate—β-alanine ligase
EC 6.3.2.2 glutamate—cysteine ligase
EC 6.3.2.3 glutathione synthase
EC 6.3.2.4 D-alanine—D-alanine ligase
EC 6.3.2.5 phosphopantothenate—cysteine ligase
EC 6.3.2.6 phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase
EC 6.3.2.7 UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—L-lysine ligase
EC 6.3.5.8 now EC 2.6.1.85
EC 6.3.2.9 UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine—D-glutamate ligase
EC 6.3.2.10 UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanyl-tripeptide—D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase
EC 6.3.2.11 carnosine synthase
EC 6.3.2.12 dihydrofolate synthase
EC 6.3.2.13 UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—2,6-diaminopimelate ligase
EC 6.3.2.14 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-serine ligase
EC 6.3.2.15 deleted, due to EC 6.3.2.10
EC 6.3.2.16 D-alanine—alanyl-poly(glycerolphosphate) ligase
EC 6.3.2.17 tetrahydrofolate synthase
EC 6.3.2.18 γ-glutamylhistamine synthase
EC 6.3.2.19 ubiquitin—protein ligase
EC 6.3.2.20 indoleacetate—lysine synthetase
EC 6.3.2.21 ubiquitin—calmodulin ligase
EC 6.3.2.22 deleted now EC 6.3.1.14
EC 6.3.2.23 homoglutathione synthase
EC 6.3.2.24 tyrosine—arginine ligase
EC 6.3.2.25 tubulin—tyrosine ligase
EC 6.3.2.26 N-(5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthase
EC 6.3.2.27 aerobactin synthase
EC 6.3.2.28 L-amino-acid α-ligase
EC 6.3.2.29 cyanophycin synthase (L-aspartate-adding)
EC 6.3.2.30 cyanophycin synthase (L-arginine-adding)
EC 6.3.2.31 coenzyme F420-0:L-glutamate ligase
EC 6.3.2.32 coenzyme γ-F420-2:α-L-glutamate ligase
EC 6.3.2.33 tetrahydrosarcinapterin synthase
EC 6.3.2.34 coenzyme F420-1:γ-L-glutamate ligase
EC 6.3.2.35 D-alanine—D-serine ligase
EC 6.3.2.36 4-phosphopantoate—β-alanine ligase
EC 6.3.2.37 UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamate—D-lysine ligase

EC 6.3.3 Cyclo-Ligases

EC 6.3.3.1 phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine cyclo-ligase
EC 6.3.3.2 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase
EC 6.3.3.3 dethiobiotin synthase
EC 6.3.3.4 (carboxyethyl)arginine β-lactam-synthase

EC 6.3.4 Other Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases

EC 6.3.4.1 GMP synthase
EC 6.3.4.2 CTP synthase
EC 6.3.4.3 formate—tetrahydrofolate ligase
EC 6.3.4.4 adenylosuccinate synthase
EC 6.3.4.5 argininosuccinate synthase
EC 6.3.4.6 urea carboxylase
EC 6.3.4.7 ribose-5-phosphate—ammonia ligase
EC 6.3.4.8 imidazoleacetate—phosphoribosyldiphosphate ligase
EC 6.3.4.9 biotin—[methylmalonyl-CoA-carboxytransferase] ligase
EC 6.3.4.10 biotin—[propionyl-CoA-carboxylase (ATP-hydrolysing)] ligase
EC 6.3.4.11 biotin—[methylcrotonoyl-CoA-carboxylase] ligase
EC 6.3.4.12 glutamate—methylamine ligase
EC 6.3.4.13 phosphoribosylamine—glycine ligase
EC 6.3.4.14 biotin carboxylase
EC 6.3.4.15 biotin—[acetyl-CoA-carboxylase] ligase
EC 6.3.4.16 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (ammonia)
EC 6.3.4.17 formate—dihydrofolate ligase
EC 6.3.4.18 5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide synthase
EC 6.3.4.19 tRNAIle-lysidine synthetase

EC 6.3.5 Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases with Glutamine as Amido-N-Donor

EC 6.3.5.1 NAD+ synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.2 GMP synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.3 phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase
EC 6.3.5.4 asparagine synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.5 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.6 asparaginyl-tRNA synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.7 glutaminyl-tRNA synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.8 aminodeoxychorismate synthase
EC 6.3.5.9 hydrogenobyrinic acid a,c-diamide synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.10 adenosylcobyric acid synthase (glutamine-hydrolysing)
EC 6.3.5.11 cobyrinate a,c-diamide synthase

EC 6.4 Forming Carbon-Carbon Bonds

EC 6.4.1.1 pyruvate carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.2 acetyl-CoA carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.3 propionyl-CoA carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.4 methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.5 geranoyl-CoA carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.6 acetone carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.7 2-oxoglutarate carboxylase
EC 6.4.1.8 acetophenone carboxylase

EC 6.5 Forming Phosphoric Ester Bonds

EC 6.5.1.1 DNA ligase (ATP)
EC 6.5.1.2 DNA ligase (NAD+)
EC 6.5.1.3 RNA ligase (ATP)
EC 6.5.1.4 RNA-3'-phosphate cyclase

EC 6.6 Forming Nitrogen—Metal Bonds

EC 6.6.1 Forming Coordination Complexes

EC 6.6.1.1 magnesium chelatase EC 6.6.1.2 cobaltochelatase


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