Term Name: ammonia ligase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the ligation of ammonia (NH4+) to another substance via a carbon-nitrogen bond with concomitant breakage of a diphosphate linkage, usually in a nucleoside triphosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016211]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: acid-ammonia (or amide) ligase activity
has subtype: aspartate-ammonia ligase activity glutamine synthetase activity