EC |
6.2.1.14 |
Accepted name: |
6-carboxyhexanoate—CoA ligase |
Reaction: |
ATP + 6-carboxyhexanoate + CoA = AMP + diphosphate + 6-carboxyhexanoyl-CoA |
Other name(s): |
6-carboxyhexanoyl-CoA synthetase; pimelyl-CoA synthetase |
Systematic name: |
6-carboxyhexanoate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming) |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 55467-50-0 |
References: |
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Izumi, Y., Morita, H., Sato, K., Tani, Y. and Ogata, K. Synthesis of biotin-vitamers from pimelic acid and coenzyme A by cell-free extracts of various bacteria. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 264 (1972) 210–213. [DOI] [PMID: 4623286] |
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Izumi, Y., Morita, H., Tani, Y. and Ogata, K. The pimelyl-CoA synthetase responsible for the first step in biotin biosynthesis by microorganisms. Agric. Biol. Chem. 38 (1974) 2257–2262. |
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[EC 6.2.1.14 created 1983] |
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