glutamate-cysteine ligase activity

id: GO:0004357
name: glutamate-cysteine ligase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: L-cysteine + L-glutamate + ATP = L-gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteine + ADP + 2 H(+) + phosphate.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0016881acid-amino acid ligase activity