cyanophycin synthetase activity

id: GO:0043860
name: cyanophycin synthetase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the ATP-dependent polymerization of arginine and aspartate to multi-L-arginyl-poly-L-aspartic acid (cyanophycin; a water-insoluble reserve polymer).

Child Functions

idname
GO:0071160cyanophycin synthetase activity (L-aspartate-adding)
GO:0071161cyanophycin synthetase activity (L-arginine-adding)

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016881acid-amino acid ligase activity