EC |
6.2.1.30 |
Accepted name: |
phenylacetate—CoA ligase |
Reaction: |
ATP + phenylacetate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + phenylacetyl-CoA |
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For diagram of aerobic phenylacetate catabolism, click here |
Other name(s): |
phenacyl coenzyme A synthetase; phenylacetyl-CoA ligase; PA-CoA ligase; phenylacetyl-CoA ligase (AMP-forming) |
Systematic name: |
phenylacetate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) |
Comments: |
Also acts, more slowly, on acetate, propanoate and butanoate, but not on hydroxy derivatives of phenylacetate and related compounds. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 57219-71-3 |
References: |
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Martinez-Blanco, H., Reglero, A., Rodriguez-Asparicio, L.B. and Luengo, J.M. Purification and biochemical characterization of phenylacetyl-CoA ligase from Pseudomonas putida. A specific enzyme for the catabolism of phenylacetic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (1990) 7084–7090. [PMID: 2324116] |
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[EC 6.2.1.30 created 1992 (EC 6.2.1.21 created 1986, incorporated 2001)] |
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