Asparagine synthetase (aspartate-ammonia ligase) (AsnA) catalyses the conversion of L-aspartate to L-asparagine in the presence of ATP and ammonia. AsnA is a homodimeric enzyme which is structurally similiar to the catalytic core domain of class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. Ammonia-dependent AsnA is not homologous to the glutamine-dependent asparagine synthetase AsnB.