| EC |
6.2.1.4 |
| Accepted name: |
succinate—CoA ligase (GDP-forming) |
| Reaction: |
GTP + succinate + CoA = GDP + phosphate + succinyl-CoA |
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For diagram of the citric-acid cycle, click here |
| Other name(s): |
succinyl-CoA synthetase (GDP-forming); succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (guanosine diphosphate-forming); succinate thiokinase (ambiguous); succinic thiokinase (ambiguous); succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (ambiguous); succinate-phosphorylating enzyme (ambiguous); P-enzyme; SCS (ambiguous); G-STK; succinyl coenzyme A synthetase (GDP-forming); succinyl CoA synthetase (ambiguous) |
| Systematic name: |
succinate:CoA ligase (GDP-forming) |
| Comments: |
Itaconate can act instead of succinate, and ITP instead of GTP. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9014-36-2 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Hager, L.P. Succinyl CoA synthetase. In: Boyer, P.D., Lardy, H. and Myrbäck, K. (Ed.), The Enzymes, 2nd edn, vol. 6, Academic Press, New York, 1962, pp. 387–399. |
| 2. |
Kaufman, S., Gilvarg, C., Cori, O. and Ochoa, S. Enzymatic oxidation of α-ketoglutarate and coupled phosphorylation. J. Biol. Chem. 203 (1953) 869–888. [PMID: 13084656] |
| 3. |
Mazumder, R., Sanadi, D.R. and Rodwell, W.V. Purification and properties of hog kidney succinic thiokinase. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 2546–2550. [PMID: 13768680] |
| 4. |
Sanadi, D.R., Gibson, D.M. and Ayengar, P. Guanosine triphosphate, the primary product of phosphorylation coupled to the breakdown of succinyl coenzyme A. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 14 (1954) 434–436. [DOI] [PMID: 13181903] |
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