Term Name: acid-ammonia (or amide) ligase activity
Synonyms: amide synthase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the ligation of an acid to ammonia (NH4+) or an amide via a carbon-nitrogen bond, with the concomitant hydrolysis of the diphosphate bond in ATP or a similar triphosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016880]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
has subtype: 4-methyleneglutamate-ammonia ligase activity 8-demethylnovobiocate synthase activity adenosylcobinamide-phosphate synthase activity ammonia ligase activity aspartate-ammonia ligase (ADP-forming) activity cysteine-glucosaminylinositol ligase activity D-aspartate ligase activity diphthine-ammonia ligase activity glutamate-ethylamine ligase activity glutamate-putrescine ligase activity glutathionylspermidine synthase activity lipoate-protein ligase activity NAD+ synthase activity phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase 2 activity trypanothione synthase activity