| Entry |
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| Name |
dicarboxylate---CoA ligase;
carboxylyl-CoA synthetase;
dicarboxylyl-CoA synthetase
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| Class |
Ligases;
Forming carbon-sulfur bonds;
Acid-thiol ligases
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| Sysname |
omega-dicarboxylate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
ATP + an alpha,omega-dicarboxylate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + an omega-carboxyacyl-CoA [RN: R04157]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
ATP [CPD: C00002];
alpha,omega-dicarboxylate;
CoA [CPD: C00010]
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Acts on dicarboxylic acids of chain length C5 to C16; the best substrate is dodecanedioic acid.
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| History |
EC 6.2.1.23 created 1989, modified 2011
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Vamecq J, de Hoffmann E, Van Hoof F. |
| Title |
The microsomal dicarboxylyl-CoA synthetase. |
| Journal |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 6.2.1.23 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 6.2.1.23 |
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